May 1511 Castelleone, Lombardy (Italy) Title: Holy Mary of Mercy Visionary: Domenica Zanenga (grape harvester) Mary appeared to a grape harvester urging that she work to make the building of a church in that place. The woman was immediately prepared to fulfill the wish of Our Lady. With the agreement of all the people, the church was built. In 1560, the church, a portrait of the Madonna was painted. In 1617, this place was turned into an Augustinian convent. Source: Hierzenberger 1996 p 115 1511 Treviso (Italy) Title: Liberation of Prisoners Visionary: St. Jerome Emiliani (1486-1537) When St. Jerome Emiliani was still very young, the administrator of the fortress of Castelnuovo, he was jailed a day after an enemy attack . In the solitude of prison, he sought the help of God so He began to pray, turning to the Holy Virgin Mary, "liberation of prisoners," promising that if he returned free, he would go on pilgrimage to the Marian shrine of Treviso. Je...
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