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Madonna della Scala (Massafra, Taranto, Apulia, Italy)
Commemorated on First Sunday of May, February 20
The story goes that in the first millennium AD, in an impregnable spot in the Valley of Roses, hunters found a wild deer kneeling before an image of the Madonna and Child, apparently from the crypt of Santa Maria Prisca (Old St. Mary's), which collapsed in the earthquake of 324. Near a great tufa staircase on the gorge wall, a chapel was built to house the Madonna of the Deer, known since the 900s as the Madonna of the Stair. The present sanctuary opened for worship in 1737. A few years later, residents of Massafra credited the Madonna of the Stair with saving them from an earthquake that devastated the region on February 20, 1743, and in 1776 the Pope designated her the city's patron. The city holds festivities in her honor on February 20 and the first Sunday in May. Source:
http://www.wherewewalked.info/feasts/02-February/02-20.htm
www.comunedimassafra.it.
it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santissima_Madonna_della_Scala.)
History
The story goes that in the first millennium AD in an impregnable place in the Valley of Roses, hunters found a wild deer kneeling before an image of the Virgin and Child, apparently from the crypt of Santa Maria Prisca, which collapsed in the earthquake of 324.
Close up of a large stone staircase in the wall of the canyon, a chapel for the house of the Virgin of the Deer from 900 known as the Madonna of the Stairs was built.
The current sanctuary was opened for worship in 1737. A few years later, residents of Massafra credited to the Virgen de la Escalera to save them from an earthquake that devastated the region on February 20, 1743, and in 1776 the Pope appointed as patron of the city. The city has parties in his honor on 20 February and the first Sunday in May.
HISTORY MASSAFRA
Massafra is a town and comune in the Taranto province in the Apulia region of southeast Italy.
According to some scenarios, Massafra was founded in the V century by refugees from the Roman province of Africa, invaded by the Vandals. The first historical mention of the city, however, dates from the 10th century, when it was a gastaldate Lombardo.
After the Norman conquest of southern Italy, was given a nephew of Robert Guiscard, who fortified it and restored the castle. Later was part of the Principality of Taranto, to which it belonged until 1463. In 1484 it was assigned to Antonio Piscitello. In 1497 it was plundered by the troops of Charles VIII of France, and the feud went Artusio Pappacoda, in whose family it remained for a century and a half. They were succeeded by the Carmignano and Imperial.
THE DISCOVERY
According to legend, Mark and Peter evangelized Puglia. They reached Massafra, where they built a crypt dedicated to the Virgin Mother of Christ in the Rosarum valley. The Massafresi, in the year 102, in this crypt painted an image of the Virgin, who was appointed as Prisca. In 324 there was a strong earthquake in the towns of Massafra, Petruscio, Turio and Pasiphae, and caused the collapse of the crypts of the creek. These are destroyed Mrs. Prisca.
Nearly a century after two hunters came across a doe. In fact, in ancient ravines Massafra was common to see deer grazing in the wild. Legend has it that one of them was found kneeling by two hunters in an inaccessible place, trying to look at a Byzantine fresco depicting the Virgin and Child.
The men cleaned the rock and found the painting of the Virgin and Child. After having been cotemplado your region to give the good news of the discovery of the sacred painting.
The Massafresi led in solemn procession to the village church, but in the morning the statue was returned to the original site, implying that there should be guarded. The town he built a church, and gave him the title of Madonna della Cerva.
Another legend says that later in the feast, two deer, a mother and daughter voluntarily approached the church. The mother was slaughtered and cooked, and the meat was delivered to thousands of pilgrims miraculously multiplying. While the daughter entered the church and knelt before the image of the Virgin.
In 1590 a bull of Pope Clement VII, testifies to the devotion of Catholics to Massafra Madonna della Scala and San Miguel Archangel.
The February 20, 1743, at 23hs, there was a terrible earthquake. Many cities in the Province of Taranto were affected. Massafra unharmed, and popular piety have been saved from danger attributed to the intercession of the Virgin. The date was established as a festival in remembrance to be held each year on the day and that hour ringing the bells.
In 1776 with the Bull of Pope Pius VI the Madonna della Scala was named patron and protector of Massafra. His feast is celebrated on October 20 that same year. The Bishop of Mottola, Cesar Ortiz-Cortes pontificated that the festivities in honor of the Virgin were two: 20 February religious, and civil in the first Sunday of May, Marian month par excellence.
In the spring of 1899 helped the Lady population Massafra, April 5 rogation drought was fulfilled.
SANCTUARY
It is the most famous and oldest building dedicated to Catholic worship Massafra.
The sanctuary is located in the ravine of the same name, surrounded by a beautiful natural environment of caves in an atmosphere permeated with the scents and the mystery of the "Valley of Roses".
It was built on a site of an ancient chapel, his work began in 1730, with a grand staircase tuff.
It opened for worship in 1737. His dedication is linked to the cult of the Madonna della Scala, the patron saint of Massafra and devotional origin refers to an ancient legend that tells the miracle deer.
There is a basis of truth in this legend: cool had belonged to the crypt of Santa Maria Prisca that collapsed around the third or fourth century AD.
On the site another temple dedicated to the cult of the Virgin de la Cierva, then known as Madonna of the Stairs from the tenth century was built.
The inner sanctum has a Latin cross, is completely white, like the rest of its exterior, and contains several interesting paintings dating from the XVI-XIX century. Almost certainly some of these paintings come from other churches.
The church has a square plan hinged on the extent of the Neapolitan palms (26.46 centimeters): The classroom has 86 palms, 83 cruise, the presbytery 18 facade 90.
In the Baroque façade of local matrix emerges the central nave, a third higher than the side, the front, corresponding to the aisle, is much simpler and more discreet than the central part.
The existence of the church, but restored several times since then, has been documented with certainty from the sixteenth century, at least the central nave and the right ship, while the left aisle was added in the 50s of the XIX century.
The interior is articulated into three naves divided by four pillars, rectangular transept and apse.
On the wall, in a niche, there is a thirteenth-century fresco depicting the Madonna and Child, with typical Byzantine features. The building, due to its location and associated legends, has always been a place of pilgrimage and young couples who are looking for the opportunity to celebrate their wedding.
The fascination of this sanctuary has infected poets, filmmakers, not coincidentally some short films and TV mini series (some of Mediaset and Rai) have taken it as a stage.
Source: http://forosdelavirgen.org/553/madonna-della-scala-italia-20-de-febrero/
Source: http://forosdelavirgen.org/553/madonna-della-scala-italia-20-de-febrero/