Madonna weeps blood in Calabria, investigations started, what do we know

A San Gregorio d'Ippona, in the province of Vibo Valentiain Calabria, a ruby ​​red liquid that flows from the eyes of a statuette of the Madonna of the Immaculate Conception was noticed this morning by the caregiver of the owner of the statuette.

The statuette, about 50 centimeters high, is located in the garden of a private house, belonging to a 99-year-old woman - the oldest in the country - in a cove accessible from the outside via a wall that can be easily climbed over, not locked but only via a lanyard.

The Mayor Pasquale Farfalglia he was notified immediately and the same then alerted the carabinieri to contain the crowd of people who flocked to see the statue after the news began to spread around the village.

The mayor himself then requested the intervention on the spot of the bishop's master of ceremonies who questioned the first person who saw the alleged 'blood'.

“I was called immediately by the person who had noticed the liquid leaking from the eyes of the Madonna - commented Farfaglia - and once on the spot I saw the scene. Undoubtedly it is quite awe-inspiring. Now we await the results but it is clear that this is a situation that must be taken with the utmost caution. I am a believer, so my heart knows the answer, but it is right to wait for the results of the investigations ".