Our Lady of the Splendor

Marian Advocation of Giulianova (Abruzo)

La tradition of the advocation of Our Lady of the Splendor - in Italian, Madonna of the Splendore- places its origin in 1557when the Virgin would have appeared to the peasant Bertolino en un olivar of Giulianova, in the current Italian region of Abruzo. This pious memory is the narrative core of local devotion and explains the name "Splendor," linked to the luminosity with which the apparition is described.

Main data

Origin and history

La tradition of the advocation of Our Lady of the Splendor - in Italian, Madonna of the Splendore- places its origin in 1557when the Virgin would have appeared to the peasant Bertolino en un olivar of Giulianova, in the current Italian region of Abruzo. This pious memory is the narrative core of local devotion and explains the name "Splendor," linked to the luminosity with which the apparition is described.

La documented history is reflected above all in the development of the veneration and sanctuary in Giulianova, a place of Catholic pilgrimage dependent on the diocese of Teramo- Atri. The available sources consulted indicate the existence of a sanctuary built around the place of tradition and turned into a devotional center of the city, with subsequent consolidation of the local Marian cult.

The image and the sanctuary

There is no precise, single and detailed documentary description of the primitive image de la Madonna dello Splendore in respect of exact material, authorship or iconography; therefore, that data should be considered no consta with safety in the verified material.

The cult is venerated in the Sanctuary of Mary Most Holy of the Splendor in Giulianova, described as an important place of Catholic pilgrimage. The references consulted indicate that the complex includes the church, el convent, la miraculous source y un museumAnd the sanctuary belongs to the diocese of Teramo- Atri. It is not recorded in the sources provided which are a minor basilica or national sanctuary; it is found as a sanctuary and place of diocesan pilgrimage.

Sponsorship and coronation

Our Lady of the Splendor is the patron of Giulianova. The sources consulted do not contain a diocesan or national patronage formally documented for this advocation, so it must be limited with certainty to its local patronage of the city.

No consta una documented canonical coronation in the verified sources for this advocation.

Party and devotion

La main party se celebra el 22 April. The sources consulted present the sanctuary as one of the most important religious centers in Giulianova and as a goal of pilgrimage.

They do not contain in the verified material reliable inflow figures nor an extensive official description of specific popular traditions; they do, however, know that devotion is articulated around the sanctuary, its miraculous source and the local memory of the apparition.

Link to the Rosary

A specific and documented historical relationship between Our Lady of the Splendor and the prayer of the Rosary. Even so, like every Marian advocation, this devotion is naturally understood within the spirituality of the Rosary, which contemplates the mysteries of Christ with Mary and helps to meditate on his role in the history of salvation.