Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. II, 1949 Geography & dioceses States, regions and cities

Bra, Sanctuary of the Madonna of the Flowers of

BRA, SANTUARIO DELLA MADONNA DEI FIORI DI

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BRA, SANCTUARY OF THE MADONNA OF THE FLOWERS OF. - It owes its name to the characteristic fact of the annual flowering, in the depths of winter, of certain wild blackthorn bushes ("prunus spinosa"), which are found within the enclosure of the sanctuary. This unusual flowering began on 29 Sept. 1336, when the Virgin appeared to aid a young bride, Egidia Mathis, who, to save herself from the desires of two soldiers, hid in the blackthorn thicket that surrounded a small shrine dedicated to her. A few years ago a new sanctuary was rebuilt (the earlier church dated back to the 17th century) and it has an attached house for spiritual exercises.

Bibliography

BIBL.: A. Salvini, Santuari mariani d'Italia, Alba 1940, pp. 66-72.

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By Tommaso Leccisotti

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II (1949), coll. 2005–2006.

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Leccisotti, Tommaso. “Bra, santuario della madonna dei fiori di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, coll. 2005–2006. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/bra-santuario-della-madonna-dei-fiori-di.

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Leccisotti, Tommaso. “Bra, santuario della madonna dei fiori di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. II, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, coll. 2005–2006. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/bra-santuario-della-madonna-dei-fiori-di.

BibTeX

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  author    = {Leccisotti, Tommaso},
  title     = {Bra, santuario della madonna dei fiori di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {II},
  pages     = {2005--2006},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/bra-santuario-della-madonna-dei-fiori-di}
}

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