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Summary
In Syracuse, Italy in 1953 Antonina Janusso was cured from pains
while witnessing a weeping plaque of the Madonna in the home of
the parents of her husband, Angelo. The tears purportedly were the
source of many miracles throughout Italy. Pope Pius XII approved
of the miraclous weeping after the tears were found by four different
doctors to be human .
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Timeline
| Aug 29, 1953 |
While suffering epileptic fits and cramping pains, Antonina
Jannuso discovers a plaster statue of the Madonna shedding tears.
Her pains end and the statue, still weeping, is taken to the police
who later return it to the Janusso home. Crowds, which included
chaplain Father Vincenzo Sapio, came to witness the miracle. |
| Sep1, 1953 |
On September 1, at 11:00 a.m., a Commission of doctors and analysts
went to the Jannuso home sent by the Chancery of the Archdiocese
of Syracuse. They took up a sample of the liquid that flowed from
the eyes. Microscopic analysis verified: “They are human tears.”
After the scientific analysis, on the fourth day of the lachrymation,
the weeping ceased. |
| Sep 8, 1953 |
Pope Pius XII delivers his Encyclical "Fulgens Corona"
(Radiant Crown) in which he announced the celebration of the Marian
Year.
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Sep 19, 1953 |
The image was moved from Via degli Orti St. to the nearby Euripide Square where
it was placed upon a large column of white stone. |
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Dec 12, 1953 |
The Sicilian Episcopate, presided by Ernesto Card. Ruffini on
December 12, 1953 declared
the Lachrymation of Mary in Syracuse authentic. |
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Oct 17, 1954 |
The weeping bust of Our Lady of Syracuse in Italy was approved
by Pope Pius XII. |
Aug 29, 1968 |
The image is transferred to the newly completed and consecrated
Crypt. |
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1989 |
The Bishops of Sicily held an international competition to build
the Shrine. The winners of the competition, selected from one hundred
architects from 17 nations, were two French architects, Michel Andrault
and Pierre Parat. |
Nov 6, 1994 |
The temple is inaugurated
by His Holiness John Paul II, invited by the current Archbishop
of Syracuse, HE Giuseppe Costanzo. |
Approval
The Sicilian Episcopate, presided by Ernesto Card. Ruffini on
December 12, 1953 declared
the Lachrymation of Mary in Syracuse authentic: "One cannot doubt the reality of this lacrymation"
Read the official statement.
The weeping bust of Our Lady of Syracuse in Italy was approved
by Pope Pius XII on October 17, 1954.
Read
the transcript of the radio address.
Books and Articles
S. de FIORES. Petit vocabulaire marial, Paris, DD8, 1980, pp. 208-21q
Links
Official
website of Our Lady of Tears Shrine
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