Where is he?
El Santuario de Santa María de la Misericordia, conocido también como Madonna di Bovegno, está en Savenone di Sotto, municipio de Bovegno, provincia de Brescia (Lombardía, Italia). El lugar forma parte del itinerario turístico «Via del Sacro e dell’Arte» y el edificio está identificado en OpenStreetMap.
Documented history
A local historical source collects a letter dated June 18, 1527, attributed to Graziadio da Collio, on the news of the apparition, the offerings and the construction of a chapel authorized by the ecclesiastical authority. The tourist site of Valle Trompia confirms the existence of the shrine of Santa María de la Misericordia, also called Madonna di Bovegno.
Tradition
Tradition tells that Mary Amadini, a young orphan, saw a woman dressed in white who asked for a chapel and a call to conversion. The story is preserved as a local tradition linked to the sanctuary.
Legend
The mysterious coins and other family details of the story belong to the devotional production transmitted. There is no independent verification of these details in the sources consulted.
Ecclesial State
They observe the existence of the sanctuary and its public Catholic veneration. It does not contain the title of a decree that formally declares the apparition supernatural; therefore no more precise ecclesial approval is assigned.
Anecdotes and stories
The letter of 1527, as transcribed by the historical source consulted, describes the rapid dissemination of the news and the collaboration of the neighbors in the construction. It is a historical testimony of the early reception of the cult, not an automatic proof of the supernatural of the fact.
Prayer
St. Mary of Mercy, pray for those who need comfort and for the communities that seek reconciliation. He intercedes before Jesus Christ that God's mercy may move us to conversion and service. Amen.
Sources
Visit Valle Trompia, Sanctuary Santa Maria della Misericordia; Piardi, local historical source on devotion; OpenStreetMap, Santuario.
Documentary extension
The historical transcript preserved by the Piardi family identifies 22 May 1527 as the traditional date of the apparition of Maria Amadini, whom she describes as a young orphan of twenty-two years. It also reproduces the letter that Graziadio da Collio sent on June 18 of the same year and that speaks of a woman dressed in white, of the fragrance that would have left in the place and of the rapid influx of donations and workers. The existence of this letter and its content are data of the historical source; they do not in themselves make the account a test of supernatural.
La página de Visit Valle Trompia presenta el santuario como parte de la «Via del Sacro e dell’Arte» y lo sitúa en la ladera de la montaña que conduce a Bovegno. La fuente distingue la localización administrativa en el municipio de Pezzaze de la administración espiritual, vinculada a la parroquia de Bovegno. Esta diferencia ayuda a explicar el nombre Madonna di Bovegno y la memoria de la rivalidad entre comunidades, que permanece como tradición local separada de la historia documentada del edificio y de la carta de 1527.
Sources of enlargement
- Piardi, local historical source on Bovegno's devotion; HTTP 200, checked on 7 October 2026.
- Visit Valle Trompia, Sanctuary Santa Maria della Misericordia; HTTP 200, checked on 7 October 2026.
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