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Nostra Signora Ausiliatrice (Our Lady Help of Christians), Pra, Feglino, Savona, Italy
Commemorated on May 12
On May 12, 1874, the Blessed Virgin appeared to the shepherd twelve to thirteen year old Vincenzo and Angela Berruti Scossiera. Angela was leading the flock on the hill Pra that her mistress had given him, when all of a sudden, turn to the east, he saw a lady quite high off the ground and supported on a cloud with her head beckoning her to come closer.
She stood with a Child in her arms, wearing a coffee-colored dress and had his head covered with a veil. Frightened, the girl ran and told the fact to his mistress, who scoffed giving stupid. Came To the woman's brother, Vincent, and knew of the event, looked up and saw the place as a sheet lying and hanging from a tree. In the middle there was a lady between two other people. He had his hands at his sides, wearing on his head a golden crown, and wore a dress of blue and white color. It was bright and stared at the boy, who uttered a frightened exclamation vulgar. Three times he felt very strong after a cry, which startled him and made him run away crying to the house.
Even Olivieri Magdalene, while he was praying in a small wooded valley, saw the Virgin as she had seen Angela. On May 16, while he was praying on the site of, Teresa was Burnengo (36 years) to see Madonna at a low height from the ground, almost in a niche, with coffee-colored dress, the Child Jesus on her left arm and the head covered by a veil.
On October 25, the thirteen year old and her friend Maria Valley Pegollo went and saw on the site of the Virgin Mary dressed in black. They lowered his eyes and prayed and after a while 'observed the Madonna wearing a blue cloak, surrounded by angels, with a shining star that stopped the mantle on his chest and his hands clasped on her breast in the shape of a cross. He had two people on the side. It was benign and affable and girls interrogated. Mary answered their questions by saying that it was the Immaculate Conception, that the two people beside him were the holy Clare and Elizabeth and that the angels had come to see if the two girls were innocent like them. Then explained that the star on his chest had him put His Son for it to be recognized as the "Queen of Heaven and Earth."
After the interview the two young girls were invited by the parents of a blind child and a young girl paralyzed in his left arm to present them to the Virgin Mary, so that they heal. The two seers took each by the hand one of these unhappy and started on the site of the apparition. The Pegollo, after a few steps, he stopped and he was left alone at the Valley to accompany the young Mary, who appeared on the door of a large chapel all adorned in white.
The young man asked pardon for the two and the Lady said that for the blind, before thinking of his view, it was necessary to receive Holy Communion and to ascertain the truth of good faith, for the girl, however, he said that by dint of go back to that place her hand would be healed. Other people asked then ask Our Lady to the visionary of where you had to build the church, she replied that she wanted in that place.
The chapel was built, despite the opposition of the authorities of Feglino.
FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS ON THE HILL PRÀ, A LITTLE DISTANCE FROM THE COUNTRY IS VENERA MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS. THE FRONT OF THE CHURCH TODAY, WITH THE SPIRES neo-Gothic, is SUBJECT TO RESTORATION.
"It was the year 1874 and was the twelfth day of the lovely month of May." So begins the story of the apparition to Feglino, brochure cared Archpriest Anthony Zunino in 1928. Here in the hinterland of Finalborgo, is the Shrine of Mary Help of Christians. It is located on the hill of Pra, a short distance from the village.
That distant day, a twelve year old girl, Angela Berruti, of Mallaig, led by Maria Scosceria sheep, grazing. Suddenly, as Angela said the same, he saw a few steps in a plan with chestnut trees, a Lady. He was raised from the ground, above a cloud and had a baby in her arms. The coffee-colored dress, her head covered with a veil, motioned her to come closer. The little girl watched and contemplated. Fear and surprise, hastened to Scosceria and invited her to go with her to that place, to review the Madonna. They came into the forest of chestnut and they were joined also by the brother of Mary Scosceria, Vincent.
He, thirteen year old boy, told in his affidavit that he saw a Lady: "He held both hands hanging, were in his head a golden crown, and was dressed in blue and white color. Shone as the sun, and his eyes turned to me so that I intimidated to this view, and to attest more strongly the truth of the vision, I uttered a word very inconvenient, and too vulgar. It just said that nasty word, I heard, three times, a cry so loud so scared and crying, hurriedly ran to my house. And for all these wonderful facts, I had no rest, nor in the night, or tomorrow. "
The news spread throughout the country. Many of them walked up the hill to Pra. Realized by Carbuta, from Orc, from Chalice, from Vezzi. Soon intervened and the bishop of Savona Noli, Gio Batta Cerruti and demanded the archpriest of Feglino, Don Garbarino, a detailed report. The police also arrived on the hill of Pra.
On June 10, 1874, destroyed the makeshift chapel, seized all the objects that popular piety had deposited there and ordered that no more he went in that place. But the devotion shooting, regardless of the threats of the armed forces. The Judge and the Prosecutor of the king instituted a real court, based in Feglino. The matter was investigated and interviewed many people. They spread news of miraculous healings. With the growth of devotion and pilgrimage, in feglinesi was born the desire to build a sanctuary. Arose a Committee asked the bishop for permission. All the inhabitants cooperated, providing work and money. The emigrants who had left the small village for America, sent their offers. The work went so quickly that May 12, 1877, three years after the appearance of the sanctuary was inaugurated.
In May of 1924, took place the solemn celebrations for the fiftieth anniversary. Them spiritually joined the bishop of Savona Giuseppe Salvatore shots and the Cardinal of Florence, Alfonso Maria Mistrangelo, who sent a letter. In May 1974, after a three-day was solemnly commemorated the centenary, who attended Bishop Parodi.
On "The Letimbro" era you wrote: "The faithful will be able to obtain, during the day, the indulgence of the Holy Year." The visionary, Angela Berruti, was led by the parish priest Garbarino, Savona and entrusted to the holy Rossello. She became a nun with the name of Fiorentina. In 1890 he was Moconesi, near Chiavari, in the capacity of cuciniera. It was then superior to Spigno.
He died at Ruta di Camogli December 27, 1943. Today, those who passes by can see the façade of the beautiful sanctuary, designed by Cassinis of Savona, in the process of restoration.
Source: Journal Mater Misericordiae - No. 4/2003
Square Sanctuary, 6-17040 SANCTUARY Savona (Savona)