Leonessa. Sanctuary of Madonna of Paolina

In the hamlet of San Giovenale of Leonessa, surrounded by greenery, is the Sanctuary of Madonna of Paolina.

The church takes this name thanks to the appearance of the Virgin to a woman of that place named Paolina Giovannoli.

The event was accompanied by a twofold miracle: the flow of a spring and the healing of a sick person.

In honour of this event a well and a rural chapel were built in 1665.

The building was destroyed by the earthquake of 1703.

Due to the great devotion a new church was built in 1770.


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Benedicta Lee

Born in Rome from an Italian mother and American father, she works as a freelance communications manager and designer in the tourism sector, a career and interest which she is pursuing with a...

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