Posts tagged with sicily.
La Madonnina delle Lacrime
A 1950s postcard of the miraculous Weeping Madonna of Siracusa, Sicily.
S. Maria la Nova
An engraving of a Madonna venerated in the church of Santa Maria la Nuova in Palermo, the capital of Sicily.
Maria SS. della Cava
An image of the Madonna of the Cave in Pietraperzia, Sicily.
The text at the top of the shrine reads: ‘In every need run to Most Holy Mary of the Cave’. At the bottom it says: ‘Principal Patron of Pietraperzia. Miraculously discovered in 1223 by a sleepwalking mute, who received his speech’.
Madre Pietà dei Massari
The Sorrowful Mother of Massari in Trapani, Sicily. The painting is covered with ex votos and the Arma Christi, or Instruments of the Passion.
During Holy Week the image is carried around the city in procession. Watch a video of last month’s procession here.
(Source: Flickr / faber79)
Maria SS. del Mese di Maggio
The statue of Our Lady of the Month of May in the Sicilian town of Misilmeri.
Maria SS. di Gibbilmanna
The miraculous statue of Our Lady of Gibbilmanna in the diocese of Palermo, Sicily.
On Easter Sunday 1534 a boat carrying the statue took refuge from a storm near the village of Castello di Roccella. Legend has it that Mary appeared to a Capuchin friar who lived in Gibilmanna, telling him to fetch the statue and build a shrine. The statue was loaded onto a wagon pulled by oxen. At a certain point the oxen refused to move any further. At this spot a shrine was erected for Mary.
Maria SS. Annunziata
The processional altar of Our Lady of the Annunciation, the patroness of Ficarra in Sicily.
Madre Pietà del Popolo
The image of the Sorrowful Mother of the People leaves her shrine during a Holy Week procession in Trapani, Sicily.
(Source: Flickr / i_scream)
Maria SS. di Custonaci
The miraculous image of the Madonna of Custonaci in Sicily. It is a depicting of Mary suckling Jesus.
The devotion of Our Lady of Custonaci dates back to end of the sixteenth century. It is said that one night a ship bearing the painting got caught in a terrible storm. After calling on the Madonna the storm miraculously stopped. When the ship safely reached the shore the sailors decided to build a shrine for Mary out of gratitude.
The miraculous event is commemorated at the end of August every year, when a procession of boats takes places. The following day the Madonna is carried through the city, of which she is the patroness.
The chapel of the Madonna della Visitazione in the cathedral of Enna, Sicily.
(Source: Flickr / sgiacomodellaspada)
Maria SS. Addolorata
The miraculous image of Our Lady of Sorrows venerated in Mascalucia, Sicily.
Maria SS. della Mercede
A vintage devotional image of the statue of the Madonna of Mercy in Palermo, Sicily.
Altare Maria Ausiliatrice
A vintage postcard of the altar of Our Lady Help of Christians in the institute of Santa Lucia in Palermo, Sicily.
