USanta Christina, umfeli-nkolo owanyamezela ukufela ukholo lukayise ukuze ahloniphe ukholo lwakhe
Kweli nqaku sifuna ukukuxelela malunga usanta christina, umfeli-nkolo ongumKristu obhiyozelwa ngoJulayi 24 yiCawa. Igama layo lithetha "ukungcwaliswa kuKristu". Kuthiwa wayeyintombi kamantyi waseBolsena owamgweba kwezona ntuthumbo zikhohlakeleyo ngokuguqukela kubuKristu. Ngaphandle kweentshutshiso awazifumanayo, uSaint Christina walugcina ukholo lwakhe olungagungqiyo.
Ukubulawa kukaSanta Cristina
Ngexesha lolawulo lweUMlawuli uDiocletian, uCristina oselula waseBolsena, intombi yomphathi-mkhosi Urbano, wavalelwa kunye nabanye amantombazana alishumi elinambini kwinqaba ukuze kunqulwe oothixo bobuhedeni. Kodwa uCristina, owayesamkele Ukholo lwamaKristu, wala ukunqula imifanekiso eqingqiweyo waza wayaphula. Nangona uyise wayemcenga, kwenzeka kubanjwe kwaye kufakwe iflegi, kuba ngoko igwetyiwe ukuva iintuthumbo ezahlukahlukeneyo, kuquka ezo ivili lomlilo.
Ngexesha lokuthinjwa, kwaba njalo waphiliswa ngokungummangaliso ngezithunywa ezintathu ezisihla ezulwini. Nakuba kunjalo, utata waqhubeka amzisele iintlungu, ukusa kwinqanaba lokumgwebela ukuba'ukutshona kwiLake Bolsena. Noko ke, ilitye elalibotshelelwe entanyeni yadada endaweni yokumyeka azike, ambuyisele elunxwemeni ekhuselekile. Imizobo yeenyawo zakhe yahlala ibhaliwe kwilitye elathi kamva latshintshwa laba sisibingelelo.
Emva kokufa kukayise, i- umantyi uDione waqhubeka emtshutshisa uCristina, embethelela kwaye emntywilisela kwelinye kwibhoyila ebilayo, ngaphandle kwempumelelo. Ekugqibeleni, wamnyanzela ukuba anqule uthixo uApollo, kodwa intombazana leyo wasitshabalalisa isithixo ngenkangeleko ezimiseleyo.
Le iziqwenga yengcwele yayinekamva eliqaqambileyo, emva kokuba yafunyanwa emqolombeni phantsi kweBasilica yaseSanta Cristina eBolsena ngowe-1880. Inxalenye yabo yasiwa eSepino, apho ingcwele ihlonelwa kakhulu, ngoxa ezinye iintsalela zafuduselwa ePalermo.
E-Bolsena, enye yenzeka minyaka le itheko elikhulu ngembeko kaSanta Cristina, ebizwa ngokuba yi "Mysteries of Santa Cristina". Ngethuba lokuhamba ngoJulayi 23, umfanekiso wengcwele uqhutyelwa kwizitrato zeso sixeko. Isibingelelo se I-Basilica yaseSanta Cristinaa wenziwa ngelitye lentuthumbo yakhe kwaye kwenzeka ummangaliso woMthendeleko kuwo ngo-1263, owakhokelela ekumisweni komthendeleko weCorpus Domini.