Il culto in onore di Maria SS. del Paradiso, praticato a Mazara del Vallo sin dall'inizio del XVIII secolo, ricevette un impulso nel 1797 per opera dei padri Liquorini, che furono invitati a tenere un corso di esercizi spirituali di due mesi dal vescovo del tempo il palermitano mons. Orazio Della Torre (1792/1811). Over the years, participants were instructed on the forgiveness, grace and glory in Paradise Chapel of the Holy House where you can find the image of the Immaculate, the work of Knight Sebastiano Conca (1680-1764).
It was Nov. 3, 1797, at approximately 21, that the Blessed Virgin, sad-looking and painful, he deigned to turn his eyes of mercy toward the crowd. The prodigy repeatedly several times during the night and the next day, was prepared the translation of the sacred image of the Cathedral. This was done with great solemnity and with the greatest participation of the people. During waking at night and the next day, the miracle left stunned those present, because the Blessed Virgin sometimes lowered his eyes, sometimes raises them, sometimes they turned to the right or left and stared at them Bystander, sometimes closed them and them reopened.
The miracle was repeated in the college of St. Charles and in the monasteries of St. Catherine, St. Venerable and St. Michael. Here, the miracle was unimaginable, they could see for it for 24 hours at a time.
From December 10, 1797 through the end of June the following year, was held by order of the bishop, the process of this wonderful miracle, proof of its veracity. The bishop, he also had the privilege to observe the wonder, pleaded with the Vatican Chapter of crowning the image of Our Lady according to the legacy of Alexander Sforza. Chapter Vatican, 10 April 1803 , he declared the coronation, which took place in Mazara July 10, 1803.
The movement of the eyes of the American image, it was renovated and updated October 20, 1807 witness Don Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, the principles of Lampedusa. In the sanctuary was repeated in 1810, yet 21 January 1811, March 5, 1866 and at other times. The last, in chronological order, is was observed in 1981 in the Cathedral. (Ed, did not, however, no official recognition) .
Our Lady of Paradise is the patron saint of the diocese and patron of the city of Mazara del Vallo.
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