Madonna del Pilone, Turin
Church of Madonna del Pilone | |
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Chiesa della Madonna del Pilone | |
Roman Catholic Church | |
Architecture | |
Groundbreaking | 1644 |
Completed | 1645 |
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Archdiocese | Turin |
The church (or Sanctuary) of the Madonna del Pilone is a seventeenth-century church in Turin, Italy.
Background
Built in 1645, the church was constructed by wish of the Queen Regent
Miracle
The miracle for which the church was built recalls that the riverbank nearby once housed a number of mills. A flour miller's daughter fell into the river at dusk. Her Mother, hearing her cries, but unable to see where she was to rescue her, knelt before a nearby shrine built next to the mill, depicting the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin. Legend holds a miraculous shaft of light illuminated the spot where her daughter was, and allowed her to be rescued by neighbors. News of the miracle led to the erection of a church by 1645, which became a Parish church March 2, 1807. The picture of the Madonna behind the main altar recalls the event.
References
- Information extracted from Italian Wikipedia
- Official website with history of miracle.