Miranda 2024

2024

Miranda is an Italian municipality of 952 inhabitants in the province of Isernia in Molise. A first settlement of the current municipality probably dates back to the 11th century, as evidenced by the Norman facies of the castle that stands on the previous promontory, of which however few survive architectural elements. The original nucleus of the town is structured around it, interspersed with various walls that identify the subsequent residential layers built starting from the primary fortress. The scant documentation relating to the Miranda fiefdom testifies to a frequent transfer of ownership between various noble families, including the Di Somma Neapolitans, whose family coat of arms consisting of two towers standing on the seabed is still the official symbol of the municipality today.

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Secondo la testimonianza delle veggenti, la Vergine Maria apparve la prima volta il 22 marzo 1888 a due pastorelle di nome Serafina e Bibiana in località Cesa tra Santi, sulle pendici del Monte Patalecchia. A questa prima apparizione ne seguirono altre e, in seguito al riconoscimento di tale fenomeno, papa Paolo VI ha proclamato Maria Santissima Addolorata di Castelpetroso patrona del Molise il 6 dicembre 1973. Negli anni novanta del XIX secolo, si decise di costruire un santuario presso il luogo delle apparizioni, ma più a valle rispetto a questo, affinché fosse più facilmente raggiungibile dai pellegrini. Il progetto venne affidato a Giuseppe Gualandi, alla cui morte (1944) subentrò il figlio Francesco. Il 28 settembre 1890 venne posata la prima pietra e si diede inizio alla costruzione del santuario. Essa procedette a rilento a causa di problemi economici e delle due guerre mondiali: nel 1907 fu terminata e aperta al culto la cappella dei Polacchi, ma le mura perimetrali della chiesa furono portate a compimento solo nel 1950[2], grazie alle sovvenzioni di don Nicolino Passarelli, canonico teologo della cattedrale di Venafro, avvocato della Sacra Rota e professore. Nei decenni successivi si completò il santuario che venne consacrato il 21 settembre 1975 dal vescovo di Boiano-Campobasso Alberto Carinci.

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