Kwisiqithi sikaMaria unokuziva esangana
Lampedusa nguyeMary's Island kwaye zonke iikona zithetha ngaye.Kwesi siqithi amaKristu namaSilamsi athandazela kunye amaxhoba okwaphukelwa yinqanawa kunye nabo balahlekileyo.
ILampedusa yaziwa njengesiqithi saseMaria. Ujongo lwakhe lukhona kuyo yonke indawo, kwi-pier ye-Favaloro, apho izikhephe ezincinci zokufuduka zifika kwaye ii-castaways ziyehliswa, kwindawo amakhaya abahlali yaseLampedusa, apho iintsapho ezininzi zidibana khona kanye ngeveki ukuze zicengceleze irosari, ngo umfanekiso weNtombi Enyulu ibekwe phantsi kolwandle, ityelelwe ngabaninzi abahlukeneyo kunye naphakathi amatye eCala Madonna, apho umfanekiso oqingqiweyo kaMariya ubekwe kumqolomba wolwandle ogudle unxweme.
Udade u-Ausilia, Unongendi waseSalesian onikezela ngeentsuku zakhe ekuncedeni abemi kunye nabafuduki besi siqithi, uthingoMgqibelo wokugqibela enyangeni, ekutshoneni kwelanga, kwicawa yaseSan Gerlando, iRosari icengcelezwa ngenxaxheba enkulu yabemi baseLampedusa. Kodwa ikhaya likaMariya liyindawo engcwele UMadonna wasePorto Salvo. Umfanekiso oqingqiweyo womkhuseli wesiqithi uhlala kwicawa encinci efana netempile yamaOthodoki, elawulwa yimibala eluhlaza nemhlophe.
Le ndawo icebisayo luphawu lweindibaniselwano kunye nengxoxo yeenkolo kule kona yomhlaba ophakathi kweAfrika neYurophu.
Imbali yengcwele yeSiqithi sikaMariya
Eyona nto ingcwele yeNkosazana Yethu yaseLampedusa yileyo kanye amaSilamsi namaKrestu bathandaza kunye, emanyaniswa yincoko nomthandazo. Oku kwenzeka rhoqo 3 Okthobha, isikhumbuzo se Ukwaphuka kwenqanawa kwenzeka ngo-2013 kunxweme lwesiqithi saseLibya esibangele ukufa kwabantu be-368 kunye ne-20 engekho. Oothixo abaninzi abasindileyo okanye izalamane zamaxhoba bahlanganisana nabahlali baseLampedusa kwingcwele ukuze bakhumbule eso sihelegu soyikekayo.
Omnye ilivo Ibali elidumileyo lihamba malunga ne-1600, ngexesha lokungena kwama-corsairs aseTurkey kunxweme lwaseLigurian, Andrea Anfossi yeCastella Ligure. Wasiwa e-Afrika, wanyanzelwa ukuba enze umsebenzi onyanzelwayo kwintolongo yabucala, eyathi, ngenye imini, yahlala eLampedusa ukuze amise ukugcina amanzi neenkuni.
Apha uAndrea wakwazi fuggire waza wabalekela emqolombeni apho wafumana umzobo weMadonna kunye noMntwana kunye no I-Saint Catherine Martyr. Imbacu yemba a isiqu somthi, wahamba elwandle waza esebenzisa umzobo njengeseyile, wakwazi ukumisa kunxweme lwaseLigurian. Njengomqondiso wokubulela uye wagqiba ekubeni akhe indawo engcwele enikezelweyo Inenekazi lethu laseLampedusa kanye eCastellaro, kwiphondo laseImperia.