Sanctuary and Hermitage of the Holy Virgin, Our Lady of Adonai
Brucoli (SR)
The Shrine of the Holy Virgin, Mother of Adonai rises around Brucoli, a few dozen meters from the sea is reflected in the waters of the Gulf of Catania, in the northern part of the province and the Diocese of Syracuse.
According to ancient traditions and testimonies, taken also by several writers of the seventeenth century, the result being a shrine oratory and early Christian the first churches dedicated to the worship of Mary SS. as evidenced by the Hebrew title "Adonai Mater (Mother of God). This is probably the Shrine of Mary, the oldest of Sicily and perhaps also the Western Christian world. A Christian presence in this place is documented as early as 253 AD.
The oratory dedicated to Mary SS. Mater Adonai was founded in the first half of the third century by a Christian called Trotilo of Publio, in one of the many caves of a preexisting tomb, called the Greek caves, caves inhabited since prehistoric times and successively by the Greeks in the eighth century BC, the time of Greek colonization of Sicily.
In these caves, quite isolated, processed successively by the Greeks in a cemetery, some Christians took refuge in the Christian community Lentini, oppressed by the bloody persecution of Decio and Valeriano. The sanctuary is composed of a cave, before which, in the seventeenth century after its discovery, was built a brick front building which gives the appearance of a small church and modest.
On the far wall of the cave, on the solid rock, one finds the fresco Mother of the Adonai, conducted according to tradition, by Saint Agatone, Bishop of Lipari, who had taken refuge in this place with Christians Lentini. The Virgin is shown seated on a ring of clouds. She holds in her arms the Infant Jesus in his right hand while grabbing a cross from the left raises his scepter to the world. The image, in the opinion of scholars is the signs of several interventions that have followed over time (crown and globe), but nobody has been able until now to date, certainty the age.
In this cave is converted to Christian faith first minister Alexander the tyrant of Lentini, which occurred after the martyrdom of three brothers Saint Alfio, Saint and Saint Cirino Filadelfo. After his baptism, Alexander took the name Neofito.
Then he became priest and first Bishop of the Christian community of Lentini. A very ancient inscription found in a church worship Lentini testifies to Mary as Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ (Adonai Mother) well before the Council of Efeso.
the fourth century during the best climate for religious freedom established by the Edict of Constantine, the cave was also abandoned because it was located in a deserted place far from inhabited places. Speaking of Mary Mater Adonai there are only memories, and we even lost the trail for about one thousand years, even if a tradition recalled the memory of a cave
thanks to an image of the Virgin that no one most had recovered. One would think that at the time of the Arab invasion of Sicily, this cave was hidden to prevent its destruction, as were many other symbols of the Christian faith.
The rediscovery of the cave with the fresco of the Virgin probably took place between the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The story goes that a shepherd discovered a way strange and perhaps miraculous. After releasing an ox that had fallen into a hole in the ground, after identifying as the window of the oratory, the shepherd was attracted by a bright light shining and mysterious
inside the hole: he descended through the skylight and discovered an image of the Virgin illuminated with his child.
The place instantly became the destination of pilgrimages and a few years later, near the small church was built a small cénobie (today better known as Hermitage) by a group of English soldiers, who had arrived there for a visit occasionally, but he remained enchanted by the beauty of the image and site. After leaving the military life they
gave life to the monastic community's secular Adonai, very special, existed until 1950, year of death of the last monk. These
cenobites watched their own rule derived in part from the merger of Benedictine and Cistercian rules. This community of hermits was distinguished by the sanctity of life and the promotion of the cult of the sacred image of the Virgin Mary.
The Sanctuary Adonai is also one of the oldest churches of Southern Italy and in particular, south eastern Sicily, even survived the Great Earthquake of January 11, 1693 which razed to the ground and caused an appalling record of human lives, almost one third of Sicily. Notarial documents testify to the existence of the Church of Adonai from the early seventeenth century.
During the first half of the eighteenth century, Louis de Leon Faenza put himself at the head of a group of volunteers, rebuilt the chapel at zero with 18 cells (from today), restored and made even greater the oratory, building a first body and forming the church today.
The Community was a great success throughout the eighteenth century and nineteenth century under the leadership of great men like Brother Louis Leon de Faenza, Brother Luis Bellière of Pavia (the founder of the famous Hermitage of San Corrado in Noto) Brother Alfio Drago Melilla and Brother Alfonzo Vigo Acireale.
the eighteenth century the Hermitage had its greatest period of splendor and consequently a revival of the cult of the Virgin Mother of Adonai. In February 1740 the Brothers of Adonai obtained the closing Pontifical but during the first half of the nineteenth century the Community fell into decay, and so the cénobie remained empty from 1809 to 1839. Throughout this period, indifference and neglect reduced the small church and the hermitage in
very miserable conditions, almost in ruins, and remained in place abandonment was looted and stripped completely. In 1839 eight hermits without the guidance of Brother Alphonsus of Jesus and Mary (Marquis of Vigo Acireale), repopulate the hermitage and thanks to the generous support of private and religious orders (especially the Poor Clares and the Benedictines of Catania) s The church was restored. The small church was
cleaned (again), decorated and filled with relics and paintings inspired by the history of oratory.
In 1841 Pope Gregory XVI granted a plenary indulgence to all those 's is confess and have communicated, have visited the shrine on Christmas Day Mary Mater Adonai (August 5), the Immaculate Conception, the Nativity of the BVM of the Purification and the Assumption and said "Altar daily perpetual preferred" the altar located above the image of the BVM
The Altar of the seventeenth century, however, was dismantled in 1847 to be substituted that the present altar with a kind of polychrome marble ledge recessed, as in a picture, the image of the Virgin, and during the final landscaping of the sacred cave was found under the pavement, the tombs of the ancient hermits.
The years from 1866 to 1876 were very agitated when following the subversive acts of the new Italian state, the monks of Adonai ventured to see cénobie and confiscate all their possessions.
In this connection there arose a legal battle which ended with the victory of the brothers, even though throughout that period he had to live in spite of themselves, inside the convent with all workers in the neighboring railways, construction, and the Government gave them permission to live at the Adonai.
Even in the late nineteenth century, the community of Adonai had to undergo a further period of temporary crisis, but terrible.
During the early years of the twentieth century the number of monks has gradually decreased from five degrees to a monk. The crises that have plagued mankind resulting in two very bloody world wars, are not foreign to the final decline of the glorious cénobie. The Sanctuary and the Hermitage, after the death of the last hermit Brother Antonino, occurred June 7, 1950, remained for some time, again deserted and become the prey of vandals sacrilegious, who looted and destroyed everything, until marble tabernacle, and the bell a large painting of 1815 showing the ordination of St. Neofito with historical memories of the place. In addition to the suffering of men were subsequently added heavy damage to the dilapidated masonry works.
In the 70s they gave in bailment for about fifteen years, the Sanctuary with its monastic structure dominant, with a church community of Catania under the direction of a priest, Ildebrando Santangelo, who with considerable effort and using volunteers have reevaluated the old chapel.
Successively the whole was entrusted to the Diocesan Catholic Action of Syracuse, but the latter quickly discouraged by the vandalism was forced to abandon it.
The Hermitage and the Church, currently assigned to the neighboring parish of Brucoli, will be reborn thanks to the care and eager to work for a few volunteers.
During the year, the former cénobie with a receptive capacity of 40 seats can accommodate a very "Spartan" scout groups, parishioners and church groups for days or weeks of spirituality, training areas, with the method of self-management.
Following the earthquake of December 13, 1990, 2000 were executed work to end partial restructuring to make them stronger in 2007 and the final restoration works have begun.
During the summer, they celebrate the Holy Mass on the eve of celebration, while all years, for a very long time, all on August 5 Feast of Our Lady of the Adonai, the traditional pilgrimage takes place.
From 2007, every two years, the Virgin of Adonai is honored by a festival exclusively religious.
During this period the oasis of peace bloom again Christian and worship at SS Marie. Adonai Mater.
To welcome and visits to the Shrine should contact the Parish of St. Nicolas in Brucoli, Mobile 3471979657 ... .0931-981313
On www adonai.too.it
http:// santuarioadonaibrucoli, blogspot . com
can find further information
Brucoli (SR)
The Shrine of the Holy Virgin, Mother of Adonai rises around Brucoli, a few dozen meters from the sea is reflected in the waters of the Gulf of Catania, in the northern part of the province and the Diocese of Syracuse.
According to ancient traditions and testimonies, taken also by several writers of the seventeenth century, the result being a shrine oratory and early Christian the first churches dedicated to the worship of Mary SS. as evidenced by the Hebrew title "Adonai Mater (Mother of God). This is probably the Shrine of Mary, the oldest of Sicily and perhaps also the Western Christian world. A Christian presence in this place is documented as early as 253 AD.
The oratory dedicated to Mary SS. Mater Adonai was founded in the first half of the third century by a Christian called Trotilo of Publio, in one of the many caves of a preexisting tomb, called the Greek caves, caves inhabited since prehistoric times and successively by the Greeks in the eighth century BC, the time of Greek colonization of Sicily.
In these caves, quite isolated, processed successively by the Greeks in a cemetery, some Christians took refuge in the Christian community Lentini, oppressed by the bloody persecution of Decio and Valeriano. The sanctuary is composed of a cave, before which, in the seventeenth century after its discovery, was built a brick front building which gives the appearance of a small church and modest.
On the far wall of the cave, on the solid rock, one finds the fresco Mother of the Adonai, conducted according to tradition, by Saint Agatone, Bishop of Lipari, who had taken refuge in this place with Christians Lentini. The Virgin is shown seated on a ring of clouds. She holds in her arms the Infant Jesus in his right hand while grabbing a cross from the left raises his scepter to the world. The image, in the opinion of scholars is the signs of several interventions that have followed over time (crown and globe), but nobody has been able until now to date, certainty the age.
In this cave is converted to Christian faith first minister Alexander the tyrant of Lentini, which occurred after the martyrdom of three brothers Saint Alfio, Saint and Saint Cirino Filadelfo. After his baptism, Alexander took the name Neofito.
Then he became priest and first Bishop of the Christian community of Lentini. A very ancient inscription found in a church worship Lentini testifies to Mary as Mother of our Lord Jesus Christ (Adonai Mother) well before the Council of Efeso.
the fourth century during the best climate for religious freedom established by the Edict of Constantine, the cave was also abandoned because it was located in a deserted place far from inhabited places. Speaking of Mary Mater Adonai there are only memories, and we even lost the trail for about one thousand years, even if a tradition recalled the memory of a cave
thanks to an image of the Virgin that no one most had recovered. One would think that at the time of the Arab invasion of Sicily, this cave was hidden to prevent its destruction, as were many other symbols of the Christian faith.
The rediscovery of the cave with the fresco of the Virgin probably took place between the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The story goes that a shepherd discovered a way strange and perhaps miraculous. After releasing an ox that had fallen into a hole in the ground, after identifying as the window of the oratory, the shepherd was attracted by a bright light shining and mysterious
inside the hole: he descended through the skylight and discovered an image of the Virgin illuminated with his child.
The place instantly became the destination of pilgrimages and a few years later, near the small church was built a small cénobie (today better known as Hermitage) by a group of English soldiers, who had arrived there for a visit occasionally, but he remained enchanted by the beauty of the image and site. After leaving the military life they
gave life to the monastic community's secular Adonai, very special, existed until 1950, year of death of the last monk. These
cenobites watched their own rule derived in part from the merger of Benedictine and Cistercian rules. This community of hermits was distinguished by the sanctity of life and the promotion of the cult of the sacred image of the Virgin Mary.
The Sanctuary Adonai is also one of the oldest churches of Southern Italy and in particular, south eastern Sicily, even survived the Great Earthquake of January 11, 1693 which razed to the ground and caused an appalling record of human lives, almost one third of Sicily. Notarial documents testify to the existence of the Church of Adonai from the early seventeenth century.
During the first half of the eighteenth century, Louis de Leon Faenza put himself at the head of a group of volunteers, rebuilt the chapel at zero with 18 cells (from today), restored and made even greater the oratory, building a first body and forming the church today.
The Community was a great success throughout the eighteenth century and nineteenth century under the leadership of great men like Brother Louis Leon de Faenza, Brother Luis Bellière of Pavia (the founder of the famous Hermitage of San Corrado in Noto) Brother Alfio Drago Melilla and Brother Alfonzo Vigo Acireale.
the eighteenth century the Hermitage had its greatest period of splendor and consequently a revival of the cult of the Virgin Mother of Adonai. In February 1740 the Brothers of Adonai obtained the closing Pontifical but during the first half of the nineteenth century the Community fell into decay, and so the cénobie remained empty from 1809 to 1839. Throughout this period, indifference and neglect reduced the small church and the hermitage in
very miserable conditions, almost in ruins, and remained in place abandonment was looted and stripped completely. In 1839 eight hermits without the guidance of Brother Alphonsus of Jesus and Mary (Marquis of Vigo Acireale), repopulate the hermitage and thanks to the generous support of private and religious orders (especially the Poor Clares and the Benedictines of Catania) s The church was restored. The small church was
cleaned (again), decorated and filled with relics and paintings inspired by the history of oratory.
In 1841 Pope Gregory XVI granted a plenary indulgence to all those 's is confess and have communicated, have visited the shrine on Christmas Day Mary Mater Adonai (August 5), the Immaculate Conception, the Nativity of the BVM of the Purification and the Assumption and said "Altar daily perpetual preferred" the altar located above the image of the BVM
The Altar of the seventeenth century, however, was dismantled in 1847 to be substituted that the present altar with a kind of polychrome marble ledge recessed, as in a picture, the image of the Virgin, and during the final landscaping of the sacred cave was found under the pavement, the tombs of the ancient hermits.
The years from 1866 to 1876 were very agitated when following the subversive acts of the new Italian state, the monks of Adonai ventured to see cénobie and confiscate all their possessions.
In this connection there arose a legal battle which ended with the victory of the brothers, even though throughout that period he had to live in spite of themselves, inside the convent with all workers in the neighboring railways, construction, and the Government gave them permission to live at the Adonai.
Even in the late nineteenth century, the community of Adonai had to undergo a further period of temporary crisis, but terrible.
During the early years of the twentieth century the number of monks has gradually decreased from five degrees to a monk. The crises that have plagued mankind resulting in two very bloody world wars, are not foreign to the final decline of the glorious cénobie. The Sanctuary and the Hermitage, after the death of the last hermit Brother Antonino, occurred June 7, 1950, remained for some time, again deserted and become the prey of vandals sacrilegious, who looted and destroyed everything, until marble tabernacle, and the bell a large painting of 1815 showing the ordination of St. Neofito with historical memories of the place. In addition to the suffering of men were subsequently added heavy damage to the dilapidated masonry works.
In the 70s they gave in bailment for about fifteen years, the Sanctuary with its monastic structure dominant, with a church community of Catania under the direction of a priest, Ildebrando Santangelo, who with considerable effort and using volunteers have reevaluated the old chapel.
Successively the whole was entrusted to the Diocesan Catholic Action of Syracuse, but the latter quickly discouraged by the vandalism was forced to abandon it.
The Hermitage and the Church, currently assigned to the neighboring parish of Brucoli, will be reborn thanks to the care and eager to work for a few volunteers.
During the year, the former cénobie with a receptive capacity of 40 seats can accommodate a very "Spartan" scout groups, parishioners and church groups for days or weeks of spirituality, training areas, with the method of self-management.
Following the earthquake of December 13, 1990, 2000 were executed work to end partial restructuring to make them stronger in 2007 and the final restoration works have begun.
During the summer, they celebrate the Holy Mass on the eve of celebration, while all years, for a very long time, all on August 5 Feast of Our Lady of the Adonai, the traditional pilgrimage takes place.
From 2007, every two years, the Virgin of Adonai is honored by a festival exclusively religious.
During this period the oasis of peace bloom again Christian and worship at SS Marie. Adonai Mater.
To welcome and visits to the Shrine should contact the Parish of St. Nicolas in Brucoli, Mobile 3471979657 ... .0931-981313
On www adonai.too.it
http:// santuarioadonaibrucoli, blogspot . com
can find further information
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