The Madonna della Scala is a Baroque-style

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church in via Madonna della Scala #2 in the neighborhood of San Giuliano in the city of

Rimini Rimini ( , ; rgn, Rémin; la, Ariminum) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy and capital city of the Province of Rimini. It sprawls along the Adriatic Sea, on the coast between the rivers Marecchia (the ancient ''Ariminu ...

, Italy.

History

The church was built in 1611, near the former ''Porta Gervasona'' in the medieval walls of the city. The church was built near the site of a miracle. In 1608, a young man and his horse fell into the river Marecchia near a tower at the site, with stairs (Scala) leading to the bank. He prayed for help from an icon of the virgin that had been painted on the tower. His rescue led to veneration of the icon by sailors. The icon, painted by the local painter Alessandro Codrini in 1608, became a source of veneration for sailors; it has been restored over the centuries. The church was refurbished in 1717.Guida del forestiere nella città di Rimini
by Luigi Tonini, 1864, page 30.

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