Our Lady of Mondovi

Italy (16th c.)
In 1592 Giulio Sargiano went hunting for game and accidentally shot a small roadside shrine containing a fresco of the Madonna and Child. Legend has it that upon seeing the damage he caused, Sargiano was filled with grief and saw blood flowing from the wounded fresco. The remorseful hunter surrendered his firearm and began to collect money to make repairs.
Soon, word of the shrine spread and pilgrims began arriving in great numbers. In 1596 Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoia built a grand sanctuary for the shrine to accommodate the multitude of pilgrims arriving daily.
The name of the Basilica of “Madonna Santissima of Mondovi in Vico” was changed to “Regina Montis Regalis” after the coronation of the image in 1682.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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