Vintage religious medal of the Holy Family - the medal measures
approximately 1 & 1/8ths of an inch tall including the bail. This
medal is a souvenir of the Shrine of Our Lady of Emigrants in Bologna
Italy.
Please see below for information taken from an Italian tourism website regarding the shrine.
Shrine of Our Lady of Emigrants
Contact City Hall Gaggio Montano 0534 38003
Serra di Ronchidoso 40041 Gaggio Montano BO
How
to get there: The Shrine of Our Lady of Emigrants located over a
thousand meters high above sea level and is easily accessible by a road
from Gaggio, or with a network of trails that pass below the summit of
Mount Belvedere. There is
Weekday hours: CLOSED
Celebration Hours: CLOSED
Weekly closing: Night
Opening times: SUMMER
The
Shrine of Our Lady of Emigrants located on the ridge in the locality
Ronchidoso, very nice place, a few kilometers from Gaggio Montano, since
"this shrine to be all," as they remember to this day the locals.
The
Shrine of Our Lady of Emigrants was built by Bishop Charles Emmanuel
Meotti who chose the mountain above the village, on the Serra Ronchidos.
The
Sanctuary was to be dedicated to the Holy Family in Egypt and had to
have emigrant spaces below for the refuge and refreshment of travelers.
On the side of the church is still visible on the porch from which you
access the premises for a time the hospitality of travelers and
pilgrims.
Inside it houses a painting of the early twentieth century
depicting the "Flight into Egypt" example of all those who have had to
leave their homeland to seek work in foreign countries.
Thanks to the remarkable deals migrants, mostly shipped from America, Don Meotti was able to build the sanctuary.
The church of Our Lady of Emigrants was inaugurated in August 1906 and the. Cardinal Domenico SVAMPA.
This
sanctuary is infamous because it's been the scene of dramatic events
during the Second World War. In the church of the Shrine of Ronchidos
was born June 24, 1944 the partisan brigade "Freedom and Justice" who
worked in these areas, the brigade was composed of children gaggesi and
the countryside. On 29 September 1944, following a clash between the
party "Justice and Freedom" and the German forces in retreat, the Nazis
worked retaliation. The victims were 69 and their names are listed in
the shrine that was dedicated to their CASON HAUTE, at the Shrine of
Ronchidos, which contains the remains. Today the sanctuary is surrounded
by greenery and tranquility of the woods, offering an opportunity for
refreshment and meditation pilgrim and a show of rare charm and beauty
to the tourist.
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