Madonna of Montagnaga
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Summary
The Virgin, dressed in white with a rosary in her hand, appeared on May 14, 1729 and four other times to shepherdess Domenica Targa. |
Timeline
| May 14, 1729 |
Around noon on Saturday, Domenica Targa was with her cattle in the basin of the "Palustel." Suddenly, all the beasts, as if caught by terror, started to flee disoriented. Domenica, who was reciting the rosary, cried out: "Jesus, Mary, help me." She had just pronounced the invocation, when she saw before her a beautiful lady dressed in white as snow. "My daughter, what are you doing?" She asked. "I am reciting the rosary," said Domenica. The Lady praised her and, after having expressed a burning desire to go to Caravaggio, she added: "Obey me. Do not go to Caravaggio. Instead, the evening of the feast of the Ascension, go to the church of Saint Anne, where you will be exposed to the picture of Our Lady of Caravaggio. You kneel on the first step of the altar and you will see a beautiful thing. " "I wonder if my parents will let me go Montagnaga at that!" said the girl. "Fear not, I will be there for sure!" added the beautiful Lady, and disappeared. |
May 26, 1729 |
On Ascension Day, without too much difficulty, Domenica could intervene to function in the church of Montagnaga. The singing of the Litany of the Saints and the invocation "Omnes Sancti Martyrs" Domenica saw the Virgin with the Child in her arms and the rosary in her right hand, who invited her to express her appearance to all the people present. Of course, there were also skeptics, especially among the clergy. But the pious young woman, before returning home, she was forced by an inner strength to proclaim three times, the wonders of the Virgin Mary, and Her presence. |
Sept 8, 1729 |
Already people of Montagnaga were collected in church, and you could hear the cries of the people for procession from Baselga, when the Blessed Virgin. appeared to the seer with the Child in her arms, but this time wounded and bleeding, followed by Saints Joachim and Anna S. Joseph. The Holy Virgin herself blessed the picture that was painted and placed on the altar after the second apparition, and then - after imposing, Domenica shouted three times "the Blessed Virgin is here " - she assured them that this would be the place which would receive the prayers of his devotees. Showing, then, the wounds of his little Jesus explained that they were caused by the sins and urge you to pray for the conversion of sinners. |
| Sept 10, 1729 |
The most Holy Virgin, as if to console Domenica for the skepticism surrounding the apparitions, appeared two days later for the fourth time, in the locality called "Pralongo" and urged her to explain everything to her confessor, Father Michael Bernardi, who would help.
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May 20 - 23, 1730 |
Trial of Domenica in the Castle of Good Counsel in Trento. the good shepherd told word for word the story of the apparitions which she had been favored by the Madonna. At Montagnaga, on another occasion, she confirmed the statements made in Trento, without contradicting herself. |
May 26, 1730 |
The Virgin appeared for the last time on Sunday in the church of Sant'Anna to Domenica in Montagnaga. Surrounded by a brilliant light, and surrounded by a bevy of virgins, Our Lady invoked God's blessing on the multitude of these, worked some healing, manifest her satisfaction in Domenica, and greeted her kindly, walked away forever. |
August 22, 1730 |
Futher investigation of Domenica at Montagnaga. |
1740 |
The Sanctuary of Piné, an expansion of the church of Sant'Anna in Montagnaga, by Antonio Brusinelli, presenting for the devotion of the pilgrims a copy of Our Lady of Caravaggio painted by Elena Zambaiti in 1729 |
May 26, 1751 |
The new church was consecrated by Leopold Ernst Cardinal von Firmian, bishop of Trento. |
1881 |
The sanctuary was enlarged. |
Aug 11, 1894 |
The image of the Madonna was crowned by Eugenio Carlo Valussi, Bishop of Trento. |
Description of the Virgin
The Virgin was dressed in white with a rosary in her hand.
Church Approval
The diocesan authorities promoted a regular canonical process, which lasted several years. With the rescript of surrender of the Vicar General of the diocese of Trent, dated May 17, 1730, the priest Antonio Flamacino, examiner prosinodale and treasurer of the Chamber bishop was appointed to proceed to examine the extraordinary events that took place in the village of Montagnaga. The trial began May 20, 1730 in the Castle of Good Counsel in Trento, continued to the 23rd of the same month, and on August 22 the same year was taken in the country of Montagnaga, where he had brought the delegate Flamacino for this purpose. In Trento, during the interrogation of 22 and 23 of May, the good shepherd told word for word the story of the apparitions which she had been favored by the Madonna. At Montagnaga, on another occasion, she confirmed the statements made in Trento, without contradicting herself.
The sanctuary was expanded in 1740 and a new church consecrated on May 26, 1751 by Leopold Ernst Cardinal von Firmian, bishop of Trento.
On August 11, 1894, the image of the Madonna was crowned by Eugenio Carlo Valussi, Bishop of Trento.
The Feast Day to celebrate the apparition of Our Lady In Montagnaga was established as May 26.
The image of the Madonna was crowned by the Bishop of Trento on Aug 11, 1894.
Shrine
The Sanctuary of Piné, an expansion of the church of Sant'Anna in Montagnaga, made in 1740 by Antonio Brusinelli, presenting for the devotion of the pilgrims a copy of Our Lady of Caravaggio painted by Elena Zambaiti in 1729 and blessed by the Virgin herself in the appearance of September 8th, 1729. The sanctuary was enlarged in 1881 and the image was crowned on August 11th, 1894. On the site of the first event in 1887 was erected a beautiful monument in molten metal, depicting the scene of the apparition in 1900 was built on the highest point of the hill, a majestic monument to the Redeemer, in renaissance style, containing a replica of the Holy Stairs in Rome . The new church was consecrated on May 26, 1751. The style is baroque, is in the shape of a cross with a single nave and containing sixteen valuable paintings by various authors of the eighteenth century, enclosed in stucco cornices, and the painting of Our Lady of Caravaggio. The high altar in polychrome marble, is dedicated to St. Anne and the background of the apse is the altarpiece of the Holy by Francesco Unterberger of 1747. The right arm is placed an altar with the image healer blessed by Our Lady in the apparition of September 8th. In the left arm the third altar is dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St. Anthony. The dome of the apse bears a fresco by Duilio Corompai of Venice, which is the first apparition of the Virgin Mary in the woods of the event. On August 11, 1894 the image of the Madonna was crowned by the Bishop of Trento.
Sources
latheotokos.it
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