Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Morbio Inferiore)
The Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli (St. Maria Miracle) is a Roman Catholic church in Morbio Inferiore in the Swiss canton of Ticino . The sanctuary is located in the Diocese of Lugano and was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope John Paul II in 1990 .
Founding legend and history
Two sick young women from Milan, possessed by the devil, set out on the arduous journey from Milan to Morbio in the summer of 1594 to be blessed by the local vice pastor Gaspare dei Barberini, who was not present. The remains of a castle attested to in 1198 were at the site of today's church. On the wall of the ruin they put up a portrait of Mary in order to pray in front of it with their mothers and other women from the village. The miracle is said to have taken place during the prayer, and the Holy Virgin is said to have revealed herself to them and healed. Just eight days later, the miracle was recognized by the Bishop of Como and a first pilgrimage developed. Exactly one year later (July 29, 1595) the foundation stone for today's church was laid. It was consecrated in 1613 by Monsignor Filippo Archinti, Bishop of Como, and has been the parish church of the community since 1776. Above the apse , a glass wall depicts the miracle and healing of Caterina and Angela. Even today, the church is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in the canton of Ticino. The patronage festival is on July 29th.
The church was restored for the first time in 1924, and again in 1999–2001.
construction
The facade of the single-nave hall church is designed in the Renaissance style. The dome and the attached bell tower are striking. The baroque interior has four side chapels and a square choir.
The marble altar was created by Giuseppe Bottinelli in 1770, the altarpiece shows the virgin birth and is by Filippo Abbiati . The paintings on the left show the representation of Mary's Temple, the right hand side shows a representation of the Savior. The stucco was created by Agostino Silva in 1668/69, the frescoes from 1671 show the Ascension and angels making music and were made by Carlo Gaffuri. Further frescoes show Noah's Ark, the meeting of Mary and Elisabeth, the Assumption of the Virgin and the Annunciation. The stucco is also a work by Agosto Silva.
Chapels:
- Chapel of the Blessed Virgin: The side walls are covered with canvas, on which there are also scenes of Mary. The altar is by Francesco Silva the Elder, the altarpiece is named "Madonna del Latte".
- Chapel of Saints Peter and Paul: 1649 by Pietro Silva
- Chapel of Saint Joseph
- Chapel of Saint Charles Borromeo
Behind the church there is a small Madonna chapel, which is intended for the votive offerings of the pilgrims.
organ
The organ in the singers' gallery was built in 2001 by the Mascioni organ building company. The instrument has 23 stops on two manual works and a pedal . The game actions are mechanical, the stop actions and couplings are electric.
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Coupling: I / II, I / P, II / P
Individual evidence
- ↑ Santa Maria dei Miracoli ( Memento of the original from April 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 58 kB)
- ↑ Information about the organ on the website of the organ building company Mascioni (Italian)
Web links
- Santa Maria dei Miracoli on mendrisiottoturismo.ch
- Parish Morbio Inferiore (Italian)
- Apparizione della Vergine on mariadinazareth.it (Italian)
Coordinates: 45 ° 51 ′ 13 " N , 9 ° 0 ′ 53" E ; CH1903: 722,416 / 79236