ITALY | Saturday, 22 November 2014 | Views [499] | View Smaller Image
A FAMILY WALK IN SACRO MONTE DI CREA PARK, LOCATED ON ONE OF THE HIGHEST PART OF BASSO MONFERRATO HILLS. THE SACRALIZATION OF THIS HILL IS PROBABLY DUE TO SAINT EUSEBIO, VERCELLI BISHOP. THE LEGEND SAYS THAT IN FOURTH CENTURY THE SAINT ESCAPED FROM ARIANI PERSECUTION, TAKING REFUGE IN THIS PLACE, AND THUS MOVING HERE ALSO A STATUE OF THE VIRGIN.
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