The statue of the Madonna weeps, in Matera there is a cry for a miracle

The statue of the Madonna weeps, it is the Madonna of Pisticci Scalo what a tear. The phenomenon occurred on the eve of Easter in the small town of Matera.

The statue of the Madonna is located in the church of San Giuseppe the worker so for the occasion several faithful gathered, despite the norms anti-Covid. The curia, however, considered the news about the Madonna's cry to be unfounded but rejected the hypothesis of the miracle.

«It is categorically excluded - let us know diocese Matera-Irsina - the presence of organic material. Apparently similar to tears in particular lighting conditions, given the total absence of humidity on the artifact.

Where is Pisticci di scalo?

Pisticci it rises at 364 m asl in the central-southern part of the province and extends between the Basento rivers. To the east, and Cavone, to the west, which separate the Pisticcese territory from the municipalities of Bernalda and Montalbano Jonico respectively. Also to the east it overlooks the Ionian Sea so it still borders with the municipalities of Craco. Ferrandina, Pomarico and Scanzano Jonico. It is 47 km from Matera and 92 km from the capital of Potenza region. Pisticci is made up of several hamlets and villages. The most important are Casinello, Agricultural Center, Marconia, Pisticci Scalo, Tinchi. To which the growing tourist resort of Marina di Pisticci has been added in recent years.

The statue of the Madonna weeps: the Curia does not cry out for a miracle

The traces of appearance translucent and apparently similar to tears are not attributable to residues. They are produced by virtue of three characteristics found: shape, size and spatial distribution, all incompatible with real ones Tears».

Erasmus Bitetti, the doctor appointed by the bishop of Matera to carry out the first reliefs on the effigy of the Madonna dell'Addolorata. Kept in the church of Saint Joseph the worker, in Pisticci scalo (Matera) so according to the story of some faithful, this morning he would have shown a tearing phenomenon.