Città Sant'Angelo: the miracle of the Madonna del Rosario
Today we want to tell you the story of the miracle that occurred in Città Sant'Angelo through the intercession of Our Lady of the Rosary. This event, which had a profound effect on the faith and devotion of local citizens, is still remembered and celebrated today with great devotion and veneration.
The miracle took place during a time of great political and military turmoil in Italy on the day of the annual fair of Penne, 700 brigands commanded by Bear Angel, they headed towards Città Sant'Angelo.
Upon the announcement of the attack, the citizens, led by a former Irish officer, Stefano la Roche they armed themselves and prepared to fight. Arrived at city gate the brigands began to target it with fire, while on the other side the citizens responded to the attack with great determination. This clash lasted 4 long hours.
The commander of the brigands, realizing that he had not been able to enter the city from that access, decided to look for another less protected one. He thus noticed one loophole near the Basilica of San Bernardo, protected only by a carpenter Davide Nicolai who, at the sight of Angelo d'Orso, withdrew. D'orso fired a shot but the carpenter was quicker and hit him in the eye, killing him.
Our Lady of the Rosary repelled the bullets
The citizens shouted joyfully while the brigands remained disconcerted. At that moment the citizens, strong in the favorable moment, attacked the brigands, wounding many of them and finally putting them to flight. Only after the attack did they find outand details of that event. While the fight raged at the Sant'Angelo city gate, the brigands saw a womens over a barrel that it repelled the bullets.
The woman had also been seen by a child that when he told his mother what had happened she didn't believe him. Eight days later while the Brotherhood celebrated the feast of Holy Rosary carrying the Madonna in procession, the child that he had seen the woman at the door, he told his mother that the woman that stopped bullets it was indeed Our Lady of the Rosary. The news spread and the child's vision matched that of the bandits, the Madonna had truly protected the city.