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Holy Mary of the Miracles, Morbio Inferiore, Ticino, Switzerland
Commemorated on July 29
Poor, sick and disturbed by the Devil, the Virgin appeared to the two girls on a hill in Switzerland in 1594 and cured.
The "Madonna of milk" (shown as fed) ordered the construction of a sanctuary that became the Santa Maria of Miracles on the border with Italy.
Morbio Below is a municipality in the canton of Ticino located in the district of Mendrisio.
EMERGENCE
Where is now the Sanctuary Morbio stood centuries ago, a castle dating from 1198 and destroyed in the first half of the sixteenth century. It still existed a chapel dedicated to St. Bernardino of Siena, which over time had become a pile of rubble, buried by weeds, brambles and thorns. Surrounded by ivy, Lucky and miraculously remained well preserved fresh Chapel depicting the Virgin and Child.
The history of the sanctuary of Santa Maria of Miracles begins on July 29, 1594. It's a Friday and two girls from Milan, Caterina and Angela, respectively seventeen years, came to Morbio Hill, where there was a castle.
There are two girls sick and poor, tormented by the devil and went to Morbio asking the blessing of Don Gaspar de Barberini, the assistant pastor who enjoyed particular charisms. But Don Gaspar was absent, had gone to the party Cernobbio Santa Marta.
A travel fatigue and sadness of the disease, the bitterness of disappointment is added. They do not only wait.
That day, a Friday, two girls from Milan, Caterina and Angela are going to pray with their mothers and some women Morbio, before the image of the Virgin painted on the wall in ruins of destroyed castle. Both girls come before the image sacral and climb a ladder.
And then the miracle happens. Those two poor innocent and simple creatures Morbio receive the miracle of Our Lady to the two girls and the priest appears.
PROCESS ECLESIATICO
In the process of the case of Our Lady of Miracles, document the Vicar General of the Bishop of Como, in the presence of the Archbishop of Balerna, on Friday, August 5, 1594, inter alia can read the words Catalina ten years on what he told the Virgin: "warned that he redo that place and Masses are held in it."
Our Lady also said that should tell everyone: "you should recite 15 Our Fathers and 15 Hail Mary for the 15 mysteries of life, passion, death and resurrection of the Lord. "
Finally Caterina says that after turning down the ladder, the Virgin has told others: "that Capuccina be done" and that she had promised to carry out his promise.
This is the triple message of Santa Maria Mlagros.
A polychrome stained glass, in the upper part of the apse, illustrates and reminds those who come into the sanctuary, this prodigy: Caterina on a step ladder, with arms extended listening and contemplated the Virgin. At the foot of the stairs, Angela, another sick child, their mothers and other female Morbio.
The Bishop of Como, whose ecclesiastical jurisdiction extended to the southern regions of Ticino, recognize Aug. 5, according to the sworn testimony of the main witnesses, the truth of the facts and his prodigious supernatural nature.
The place was built in a few days a chapel to pray the rosary and celebrate Mass, as requested by the Lady Catherine, and July 29, 1595, anniversary of the miracle, was blessed and laid the foundation stone for the construction of sanctuary, consecrated on May 16, 1631 by the Bishop of Como, Bishop Filippo Archinti.
Another bishop Bishop Giambattista Muggiasca Como, declares parish church, and becomes independent parish since 1 January 1777 when it is separated from the community Balerna.
The July 29, 1927 image was crowned by Bishop Aurelio Bacciarini.
In 1990 the sanctuary was declared by Pope John Paul II Minor Basilica.
The miracle is remembered every year at the feast day of July 29.
SANCTUARY
The building has a single nave with a short cruise, covered by an oval dome, with four side chapels, dedicated respectively to Santa Maria of Miracles, San Jose, San Carlo Borromeo, and Saints Peter and Paul, and a presbytery square. façade with two orders of pilasters with straight eardrum, and the bell is on the left connected to the church. The Renaissance-style facade is
Fresh stucco decorations and gorgeous and give richness to this church, which impresses with its profound harmony and meticulous attention to detail.
Separated from the church by a corridor that runs behind the Chapel of Our Lady, an oratory renaissance that began in 1718 and was completed in 1731.
It is the oratory of the ex-votos in the course of years have witnessed the devotion of the faithful and pilgrims to the shrine.
Very rich and valuable is the chapel of Santa Maria of Miracles, in the middle of the fifteenth century fresco. Around the image there is a crown of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary.
The altar of the Virgin in the sanctuary, is located in a relevant red ledge, there is the fresco of the Virgin before which the two girls prayed Milan. A simple cool, where color has a delicate and harmonious function.
The background of the painting is a flowing blue dress Madonna wears a dark red color, and bound in the chest, falling to his shoulders, picked up on his knees, a light blanket, while a gold band collects behind head the hair rubio.El child wears a simple yellow dress.
We do not know the name of the artist who made the cool, presumably in the fifteenth century, but the work itself illustrates the simplicity and severity of their devotion. The Virgin is represented in a deeply maternal attitude while feeding Jesus. His gaze is serious and serene at the same time, inspire trust and confidence, shows sweet and peaceful. The sobriety of the colors, a little blurred by time, give a mystical dimension to the scene, calling to prayer and silence.
In particular, the chancel and side chapels are combined to create a larger discourse of wealth that makes it valuable and fascinating at the sanctuary. Thus, the canvas of a painter of the seventeenth century, representing San Carlos Carlo, in the chapel, or the canvas with Saints Peter and Paul in the chapel opposite, shows the significant presence of plasterer Agostino Silva.
Even richer is the chapel dedicated to St. Joseph, where fresh Petrini, probably around 1726, in the pillar of "Santa Teresa" and the left "of San Pedro de Alcantara."
There are frescoes Meeting of Mary and Elizabeth, Assumption, Annunciation "images" San Giorgio "and" San Vittore ".
The canvas of "Esther and Ahasuerus" and "Judith and Holofernes" are foreshadowings of victory over evil.
"The Virgin of the Rosary with Saints Dominic and Catherine" also appears, while in the front wall, the "Immaculate" by Francesco Torriani, about 1647.
In the chancel stands in the center of the dome, the big picture of the "Assumption", while the rest are painted musical angels, Carlo Gaffuri, around 1671.
The altar represents the "Birth of the Virgin" by Filippo Abiati. On the side walls, two large paintings of the seventeenth century, right "The presentation of Jesus in the Temple," by Carlo Gaffuri, conducted between 1670 and 1680, compared to "The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple", by Paolo Recchi 1679.
On Four Corners terracotta on the themes of the Old Testament: "The departure of the Ark", "The Promised Land", "Abraham in the land of Canaan" and "Gabriel's Dream."
PARTY
The feast of Our Lady of Miracles is celebrated every year on July 29, preceded by a novena beautiful reflection and prayer. particular day What is the strong influx of pilgrims overnight. In fact, the first Mass was celebrated at three in the morning and then throughout the day, celebrations occur almost hourly until evening.
On the night the traditional procession through the streets of the city is done, all festively decorated with the characteristic of "living pictures."
Gates, squares, streets, alleys scenarios are "an event or a parable of the Gospel" or a "mystery of the rosary, or" a fact of life of a saint, "or" the miracle of Morbio ".