The first altar in the city dedicated to Our Lady of Mercy (Mary, mother of Jesus). The sign describes the story of the miracle she performed for a beggar from the city.
The place was photographed on the same day
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ALTARINO MADONNA DELLE GRAZIE
The first altar, dedicated to the Madonna delle Grazie, was built when the road did not yet exist, in the stream below. Here there was a small house of a beggar, who, to earn a living, sold water to families, since there was no water network at the time.
One day, during a flood, the beggar was dragged by the waters in fear, he prayed to the Madonna and suddenly felt himself grabbed by the hair and dragged towards a rock where he thought he saw the profile of the Madonna.
With the construction of the current road, the Marano family, then owners of the Municipal Park (Villa Anna), offered the space to build this new altar inside which the stone that saved the beggar was brought back.
Every year, on the second of July, on the occasion of the feast of the Madonna delle Grazie, a Holy Mass is celebrated here
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