Santuario Della Madonna Dell'Arco
The Santuario della Madonna dell'Arco is a Roman Catholic shrine in Sant'Anastasia, a town at the feet of Mount Somma ( Mount Vesuvius' most ancient crater). It is a pilgrimage destination for the so-called 'fujenti' or 'battenti' pilgrims from all over the Campania region every Easter Monday. As they walk, they usually sing a traditional folk song first written in the 15th century and later put to music. A fire is also lit on the bell tower every second Sunday in September for the feast of the Coronation of the Virgin. History The site was originally occupied by a votive aedicula, built in the 15th century and housing a Madonna and Child picture named "Madonna dell'Arco" after a nearby arch from an ancient Roman aqueduct (bridge), aqueduct. Tradition holds that on Easter Monday 1450 a young man was angry at losing a game of jeu de mail and threw a ball at the image, whose cheek began to bleed. This was taken as a miracle by the local people and news of it reached Raimondo Orsini, ...
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Santuario Madonna Dell%27Arco
El Santuario is a town and Municipalities of Colombia, municipality in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia. El Santuario was founded on 11 March 1765 by Captain Antonio Gómez de Castro. Its elevation is 2.150 masl with an average temperature of 17 °C. The distance reference from Medellín city, the capital of Antioquia Department, is 57 km and it has a total area of 75 km². This town is well known for being the place where Guillermo Zuluaga "Montecristo" and Crisanto Alonso Vargas "Vargasvil" were born. The more significantly source of its economy is agriculture, mainly vegetables, beans, potatoes and legume cultivation. Municipalities of Antioquia Department {{Antioquia-geo-stub ...
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