Indlu yeNcasakazi uMariya yavela ngokuyisimangaliso eLoreto
Indlu lapho uJesu “Wakhula ngesiqu, nangokuhlakanipha, nangomusa phambi kukaJehova” itholakala ku Loreto kusukela ngo-1294. Akwaziwa ukuthi ukususwa kwendlu isuka eNazaretha iyiswa e-Italy kwenzeka kanjani, isenzakalo esingaqondakali ngokwesayensi.
Ukunyamalala komuzi kaMariya waseNazaretha
Ngo-1291 ukwanda kwamaSulumane kwase kuzothatha iNazaretha futhi indlu yeNcasakazi uMariya yashabalala ngendlela engaqondakali. Isakhiwo - okokuqala - satholwa edolobheni Tersatz, ku-iDalmatiya yasendulo.
Umfundisi wendawo welashwa ngesimangaliso futhi wathola umyalezo ovela kuNkosazana Wethu othi: “Le yindlu uJesu akhuleliswa kuyo ngoMoya oNgcwele nalapho kwakuhlala khona uMndeni Ongcwele eNazaretha”. Indlu yayiphelele futhi ingenazo izimpawu zokubhidlizwa futhi ngokushesha yaba indawo yokuhambela. Umphathi wendawo wathumela ongoti eNazaretha ukuthi bayobheka ukuthi ngabe ngempela yini le ndlu kaMfazi.
Iqembu lathola izisekelo kuphela lapho kwakufanele kube khona umuzi wamaNazaretha. Izilinganiso zezisekelo zazifana nalezo zendlu e-Tersatz futhi zisaboniswa ku- Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
Ngomhla ziyi-10 kuZibandlela 1294, indlu ye Intombi enguMariya yakhuliswa oLwandle iMedithera kuze kufike ehlathini laseLoreto, edolobheni lase-Italy iRecanati. Lesi simangaliso saqinisekisa esinye seziprofetho zikaSanta Francis wase-Assisi: “ILoreto izoba enye yezindawo ezingcwele kakhulu emhlabeni. Lapho kuzokwakhiwa i-basilica ukuhlonipha uMadonna waseLoreto ”.
Onjiniyela abaningana, abadwebi bezakhiwo, izazi zesayensi yemvelo, izazi-mlando baye benza izifundo ukuze bathole incazelo yalesi senzakalo futhi bathole ukuthi amatshe okwakha ajwayelekile eNazaretha futhi awatholakali e-Italy; ukuthi umnyango wenziwe ngomsedari, olunye ukhuni olungatholakali ezweni, nokuthi ingxubevange esetshenziswa njengosimende yenziwe nge-calcium sulphate nothuli lwamalahle, ingxube eyayisetshenziswa ePalestine ngesikhathi sokwakhiwa.