SUDDEN religious fervor
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Frosinone made history May 10 1675.
Before that day was none of Frosinone attention to a preexisting chapel dedicated to Our Lady, but a poor farmer, Ormisda Fontana, people believed a semi-moron.
the afternoon of May 10 that things are reversed. The site of the "Conan" became mysteriously abandoned and almost overwhelmingly a center of attraction and convention by Frosinone and people of neighboring countries.
On November 21, 1675 the new diocesan bishop, Richard of the Annibaleschi Molara, who came specially to Frosinone, went in procession to the place, accompanied "by all the clergy of Frosinone, for many gentlemen and citizens and a large mass of people forastiera" (Vesc Arch. Veroli, Register of St. Views.) There solemnly blesses and places The foundation stone for the construction of a church in the previous chapel. Back then April 17, 1676, is already completed the foundation, attended the donation area for the construction of the temple and the square in front and, given the large influx of spontaneous charity, appoint twelve deputies headed by the mayor of the time, because preside over and direct the work, collect and administer the offerings of the faithful.
In just over a year the church was completed in its entirety, including Companile and vestry, and was catered for all sacred furnishings.
May 8, 1678, Fourth Sunday after Easter, was solemnly consecrated. The same year it was decided to call a religious community to care side of the sanctuary and build a monastery, but something that is not effected immediately.
EXPLAINING AN EXPLOSION of fervor?
These brief summaries and data record, eloquent enough in themselves, require us to further research, especially when taking into account other facts of the time. I remember three of them. In 1645 it had fallen
porch of the old market square and public notices. It was an important place for the life of the city. Yet we find that the reconstruction was completed in 1665 at a cost of ducati 19 1 / 2, 16 more shields for the shed. In 1652 the bridge was swept away by the waters of the Fountain River Thing. The administration City, for one reason or another, could only finish the job in 1665, ie 13 years after the disaster. Yet it was almost vital need.
In the war of 1556 had been destroyed or seriously damaged six churches. But none of these was rebuilt. Indeed, when the bishops in the holy chapel of visits prescribed repairs, they passed many years before the works were executed.
How then the phenomenon of Madonna of the Snow? What explains the rapid construction of the church?
the extraordinary fact
The sunset reminded of the May 10, 1675 before the old "cona" agree they saw groups of people and countries from Frosinone neighbors. No one had called them. How then is this mysterious event occurred? The same mind if they asked each other. While common out this surprise, their eyes were filled with a strange phenomenon. The front of the image of Our Lady began to emit droplets of sweat. These were white as pearls and bright rays emanating. The face then, leaving the dark color of the painting, became rosy as that of a real person. The wonder was not an illusion, because it lasted a long time and was repeated many times, for several months, before the crowds, groups of pilgrims, and isolated people. It was designed and controlled primarily by appointed Bishop Richard of Annibaleschi when he came to lay the foundation stone of the new church. On that occasion he said, moved: "The Lord is wonderful in his saints, but it is wonderful in His Mother" (White P., oc, p. 15-16, Ps. 67, 36). was then recognized for extraordinary and supernatural, even by Cardinal Francesco Orsini (later Pope Benedict XIII), which was the scene in April 1676 and consultant to the Holy Office, D. Gaetano Miroballo, then archbishop of Amalfi. The fervor, which aroused the wonder, led the religious and civil authorities to submit a report to Pope Clement X and ask the pardon of the plenary indulgence for pilgrims on the faithful to venerate the place Madonna. July 25, 1675 the Pope granted him pardon request, but as of August 5, 1676, because, as being the Holy Year, it was inappropriate to distract the faithful from celebrating the Jubilee.
Meanwhile there are other wonders for the sick, who receive their health, sight or the use of his legs.
The first historian has handed down no 43, gained in the first chronicles were lost during the Napoleonic occupation.
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