I know the history of the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tindari , one of the major shrines of Sicily.
This sanctuary is located in the territory of Patti, in the province of Messina, and is located on a promontory overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
It can be reached from the highway A20 Messina-Palermo, take the exit for Falcone.
Now, the devotion this goes back to the period of iconoclasm Eastern Roman Empire (730 AD-787 AD).
The emperor Leo III the Isaurian (685-741) issued a decree which forbade the worship of sacred images.
Many priests and monks Byzantines fled.
They took refuge here in Italy, carrying sacred images, such as statues and icons, which they would otherwise be destroyed.
According to pious tradition, a ship returning from the East, among other things, carried hidden in a cargo hold 'Picture (namely a statue) of the Madonna because it was removed from the iconoclastic persecution. As the ship plowed the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, a storm suddenly arose and why it was forced to interrupt the journey and to take refuge in the Bay of Tindari, Marinello Bay today.
When the storm subsided, the sailors tried to leave the ship but do not They failed.
So they thought to lighten the hold but only when he was discharged the statue of the Virgin Mary the ship could leave.
So, the cult of Our Lady of Tindari dates back to the VIII century AD.
Besides faith and miracles, we can say that Our Lady ofTindari is also important from the historical point of view because it is a rare example of Byzantine statuary come down to us.
Sincerely.
This sanctuary is located in the territory of Patti, in the province of Messina, and is located on a promontory overlooking the Tyrrhenian Sea.
It can be reached from the highway A20 Messina-Palermo, take the exit for Falcone.
Now, the devotion this goes back to the period of iconoclasm Eastern Roman Empire (730 AD-787 AD).
The emperor Leo III the Isaurian (685-741) issued a decree which forbade the worship of sacred images.
Many priests and monks Byzantines fled.
They took refuge here in Italy, carrying sacred images, such as statues and icons, which they would otherwise be destroyed.
According to pious tradition, a ship returning from the East, among other things, carried hidden in a cargo hold 'Picture (namely a statue) of the Madonna because it was removed from the iconoclastic persecution. As the ship plowed the waters of the Tyrrhenian Sea, a storm suddenly arose and why it was forced to interrupt the journey and to take refuge in the Bay of Tindari, Marinello Bay today.
When the storm subsided, the sailors tried to leave the ship but do not They failed.
So they thought to lighten the hold but only when he was discharged the statue of the Virgin Mary the ship could leave.
So, the cult of Our Lady of Tindari dates back to the VIII century AD.
Besides faith and miracles, we can say that Our Lady ofTindari is also important from the historical point of view because it is a rare example of Byzantine statuary come down to us.
Sincerely.
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