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According to the long tradition of Loreto, the three walls inside the Shrine of Loreto are those of the house where Mary was born and lived in Nazareth. They were taken on this hill at that time belonged to the town of Recanati in the night between 9 and 10 December 1294.
If we ideally transport the three walls of Loreto in front of the cave of Nazareth any size measure and proportion fit perfectly, and the result is that of a typical residence of the first-century Palestine. Archeology and building studies shed light on the authenticity of the house, giving support to the secular devotion that surrounds it. |
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Since 1294 Loreto name does not even exist. The hill, a short distance from the sea, it was uninhabited and contain only a forest of laurels. At least 700 years the city of Loreto attracts devotees of Mary, on this hill, millions of pilgrims arrive from all over the world to pray and pay homage to the Virgin Mary inside the house where, as a child, he would receive the announcement of 'Archangel Gabriel, by accepting the divine plan. |
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The testimony of Pope John Paul II |
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The words of Pope John Paul II:
"Loreto is a special place, is the largest Marian shrine in Italy which arrive every year millions of pilgrims from around the world. The Sanctuary Loreto has only 700 years, but this little Marian house to which we come in pilgrimage is a unique witness of that earliest date that refers to the birth of Jesus, in fact it all started in Mary's house in Nazareth, she was silent and direct witness of the Annunciation, and if he witnessed the Annunciation was at the same time witness of the supreme mystery expressed in the Prologue of John's Gospel: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us." The mystery endures in history, being designed from the outset to persist in the affairs of man until the end of the world. mystery that endures, mystery that transforms the world. " |
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Loreto - Holy House of Nazareth
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