Sanctuary of the Madonna della Bassa
Rubiana, Italy (1713)
On the dividing ridge between the towns of Val della Torre and Rubiana, in the province of Turin, lies the shrine dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady of the Lower.
On August 18, 1713, when a certain Lorenzo Nicol broke his leg in an area called the Lower, he turned to Mary an vowed to build a monument there. Immediately healed by divine intervention, Nicol returned to the country and he forgot the promise.
On August 20 of the following year, working in the same place, he was hit with the same situation. He repented of his past behavior and prayed to the Virgin Mary who, once again, came to his aid. He built a monument which led to the sanctuary and placed in it a statue still venerated there.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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