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A Light in the Dark Ages: The Enduring Faith and Resilience of the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso

A Light in the Dark Ages: The Enduring Faith and Resilience of the Sanctuary of the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso

Aquinas, T. M.

Paperback

Series: Pilgrimage to the Sacred: Italy's Holy Shrines, Book 20

General ChristianityArchitecture History

ISBN13: 9798295479717
Publisher: T.M. Aquinas Publishing
Published: Dec 12 2025
Pages: 92
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.19 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

What happens when the Church's most sacred treasures are threatened by the shadows of revolution and ruin?

For centuries, a single, miraculous image has been the bedrock of a community's faith: the Madonna del Perpetuo Soccorso-Our Lady of Perpetual Help. But when the armies of the Enlightenment swept across Italy, suppressing monasteries and leveling ancient churches, this holy icon vanished. The venerable Sanctuary of San Matteo was reduced to rubble, and the glorious image was forced into a clandestine existence, guarded in secret for nearly seventy years. This is not just history; this is the true, thrilling story of faith fighting for its very survival against the darkest tide of persecution.

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