Santuario Maria S.S. di Manipuglia

I liked it.

Beautiful in the middle of nature. Little one

Enchanted place, where the Christian faith is a symbol of strength and love, a sanctuary surrounded by greenery, beautiful.

A sacred place, therefore indefinable, but its location is in the green of the Calabrian hills, Don Fabio a very good and patient priest.

Beautiful place ... here the human spirit meets in the bombing silence of the love of God ,,,,, Admire and contemplate the triumph of the triumph of nature surrounded and supported by the sacred place where the presence of Mary Most Holy shines magnificent

The church of Manipuglia, today the Diocesan Marian Sanctuary, has very ancient origins. Its foundation probably dates back to 1300, in a wooded area, far from the inhabited center. The inventory of the assets of Count D'acquino, lord of Crucoli, of the year 1561 refers to an older origin. Here, the sacred canvas of the Madonna known as of Manipuglia has always been venerated, "of which a first mention is found in the 'Zodiac of Mary' by P. Serafino Montorio of 1715; here we can read that in the Manipuglia wood in a small "factory area" an image of the Virgin Mary was painted. Where a church was built and 'without damaging the ancient Cona, the ship of what today (1715) bears the title of Abbey to be conferred only by the Apostolic See' was joined to it. " (Bruno Sodaro). The cone above is a valuable fresco, typical of Byzantine iconography, but of uncertain origin, placed in a small dome, to the right of the current altar. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the church of Manipuglia was abandoned as a poor country church. But the cult of the Madonna was kept alive by the annual patronal feast in which pilgrims from different parts of the Crotone area participated. In 1943 the parish priest Don Mario Ferraro began a series of works, after which the church became more and more beautiful. In 1962 the Trieste painter prof. Luciano Bartoli designed a beautiful stained glass window for the Sanctuary. This is a true work of art, executed and burned in Milan, depicting 15 mysteries of the Rosary. It has the shape of a monstrance with a radial pattern, which by tying the image to the surrounding altar creates a center for the whole wall. The mysteries, expressed in symbols, invite you to recite the Rosary and form a kind of tapestry varied in colors. Dominates the green in the joyful mysteries, the purple red in the painful and the golden yellow in the glorious ones. The venerated picture of the Madonna was placed in the center. The fascination that the Madonna of Manipuglia has always exercised in crucolesi is something extraordinary.The feast is solemnly celebrated on the third Sunday of May.

Beautiful Marian Sanctuary dedicated to the Madonna of Manipuglia. Set in the green hills of Crucoli. Much visited by the faithful devoted to the Madonna. In the month of May, a beautiful festival colors and enlivens the whole Valley with a beautiful procession.