On September 22, 1656, as the plague epidemic was raging, the Archangel appeared to Bishop Puccinelli and commanded him to carve the sign of the cross and the initials “MA” (Michael the Archangel) onto stones from the Grotto; anyone who devoutly kept them close would be spared from the terrible…...
“Entrusted to the Waters”: An International Conference
As part of the activities of the “Giorgio Otranto” Center for Michaelic and Garganic Studies, and in collaboration with the Marilena Amerise Association, the international conference “Entrusted to the Waters: Bodies, Sacredness, Dispersion, and Presence—An Intercultural Perspective on the Circulation of Texts and Models in the Mediterranean” will be held…...