San Paolo, isimangaliso kanye nomphakathi wokuqala wobuKristu enhlonhlo yase-Italy

Ukuboshwa kukaSt. Paul eRoma kanye nokufela kwakhe ukholo kuyaziwa. Kepha ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kokuba lo mphostoli afike enhlokodolobha yoMbuso WaseRoma, wafika ogwini lwenye idolobha - kwathi ngobusuku obuyisimangaliso wamisa umphakathi wamaKristu enhlonhlo yase-Italy.

UReggio Calabria, idolobha elisemaphethelweni aseningizimu ye-Italiya, lilondolozela lo mkhuba - futhi lean - leSan Paolo nekholomu ngomlilo.

Ezahlukweni zayo zokugcina, izEnzo zabaPhostoli zilandisa ngohambo oludabukisayo lukaSanta Paul ukusuka eKhesariyaya eRoma ngo-61 AD

Ngemuva kwezinyanga ezintathu esiqhingini saseMalta kulandela ukwaphukelwa komkhumbi, uSan Paolo nalabo abahamba naye babuye "ngomkhumbi", baqala bamisa izinsuku ezintathu eSiracuse - idolobha eliseSisily yanamuhla - "sisuka lapho sahamba ngomkhumbi sizungeza ifikile eRegiyo, ”kusho izEnzo 28:13.

ImiBhalo ayichazi ukuthi kwenzekani ngosuku lukaSanta Paul edolobheni lasendulo laseRhegiyo, manje eyiRegio Calabria, ngaphambi kokuba ahambe ngomkhumbi aye ePuteoli futhi, ekugcineni, aye eRoma.

Kepha iSonto lamaKhatholika laseReggio Calabria liyigcinile futhi layidlulisa lendaba ngokwenzeka ngosuku nobusuku bodwa balo mphostoli edolobheni lasendulo lamaGrikhi.

"ISt. UPaul wayeyisiboshwa, ngakho-ke walethwa lapha ngomkhumbi, "umakhi wezakhiwo ezingcolile wamaKatolika uRenato Laganà utshele i-CNA. "Ufike ekuseni eReggio futhi ngesikhathi esithile, abantu babenelukuluku lokuthi ngabe ukhona."

Kunobufakazi bokuthi iRhegiyo, noma uRegiu, kwakumi ama-Etruscans, ayekhulekela onkulunkulu bamaGrikhi. Ngokusho kukaLaganà, eduzane kwakukhona ithempeli lika-Artemis futhi abantu babhiyozela idili likankulunkulukazi.

"ISt. UPaul ubuze amasosha amaRoma ukuthi angakwazi yini ukukhuluma nabantu, ”kusho uLaganà. “Ngakho-ke waqala ukukhuluma futhi ngasikhathi sinye bamphazamisa bathi, 'Ngizokutshela okuthile, njengoba sekuhlwile manje, ake sibeke ithoshi kule kholamu futhi ngizoshumayela kuze kube yilapho ithoshi liphela. '"

Lo mphostoli waqhubeka nokushumayela njengoba babebaningi abantu ababuthana bezomlalela. Kepha kwathi lapho isibani sesiphumile, ilangabi laqhubeka. Ikholomu yemabula lapho ithoshi yayimi, izingcezu zethempeli, yaqhubeka nokuvutha, okuvumela uSanta Paul ukuthi ashumayele kwiVangeli likaJesu Kristu kuze kuse.

“Futhi le ndaba [idluliselwe] kithi idluliselwe kithi phakathi namakhulu eminyaka. Izazi-mlando ezihlonishwe kakhulu, izazi zomlando weSonto, zikuvezile lokho njenge'Mangaliso of the Burning Column ', "kusho uLaganà.

Indawo yokudlela eseReggio iyingxenye yamakhomishini we-archdiocese wobuciko obungcwele kanye ne-Cathedral Basilica yaseRegio Calabria, manje esigcina izingcezu ezisele 'zekholomu evuthayo', njengoba ibizwa kanjalo.

U-Laganà utshele i-CNA ukuthi uyihlabe umxhwele le ncwadi kusukela ebuntwaneni, ngesikhathi ehambele inqwaba esontweni leshumi leminyaka nesishiyagalolunye lokufika kukaSt. Paul, owagubha ngo-1961.

Lapho uSan Paolo eshiya uReggio, washiya uStefano di Nicea njengombhishobhi wokuqala womphakathi wamaKristu omusha. USanta Stephen waseNicea kukholakala ukuthi wabulawa ukholo ngenkathi kushushiswa amaKhristu yinkosi uNero.

"Ngokushushiswa kwamaRoma ngaleso sikhathi, bekungelula neze ukuhambisa iBandla phambili eReggio," kusho uLaganà. Wachaza ukuthi isisekelo sethempeli lasendulo saba yibandla lamaKhristu okuqala kwathi uSanta Stephen waseNicaea wangcwatshwa okokuqala lapho.

Kodwa-ke, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izidumbu zalowo oselethwe zilethwe endaweni manje engaziwa ngaphandle komuzi ukuze azivikele ekuqothulweni.

Eminyakeni eyedlule, amasonto amaningana akhiwa futhi abhujiswa, bobabili ngobudlova nokuzamazama komhlaba, futhi ikholomu ngokuyisimangaliso yathuthwa isuka endaweni ethile iya kwenye. Imibhalo ekhona kusukela ngekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalombili kuya phambili ilandelela ukunyakaza nokwakhiwa kwamasonto ahlukahlukene aleli dolobha.

Ingxenye yokholomu wamatshe ibisendaweni yokuhlangana ngakwesokunene samatshe esonto lama-katolika selokhu leli bandla lakhiwa kabusha ngemuva kokuzamazama komhlaba okubhidliza umhlaba kwadiliza umhlaba ngo-1908.

Isigaxa semabula saphinde salimala kokunye kokuhlaselwa komoya okuhlanganyele abangu-24 eReggio Calabria ngo-1943. Lapho ikati leli lizwe lihlaselwa ngamabhomu, kwaqala umlilo owashiya amakholamu enamamaki abonakalayo amnyama.

Umbhishobhi omkhulu waleli dolobha, u-Enrico Montalbetti, naye wabulawa komunye wabahlaseli.

ULaganà uthe ukuzinikela kwaleli dolobha eSao Paulo akukaze kuphele. Enye yezinhlangano zesiko zaminyaka yonke zeReggio Calabria, lapho isithombe seMadonna della Consolazione senziwa khona ukuzungeza idolobha, ngaso sonke isikhathi sihlanganisa umzuzu wokukhuleka endaweni okukholelwa ukuthi ishunyayelwe yiSan Paolo.

Le ndondo ibilokhu futhi iyindatshana yemidwebo nemidwebo eminingi etholakala emasontweni edolobha.

Lezi zithombe eziphindaphindwayo ziyisibonakaliso sokuthi "isimangaliso sekholamu evuthayo siyingxenye yesakhiwo sokholo lukaReggio Calabria," kusho uLaganà.

"Futhi uSan Paolo ungcwele we-Archdiocese yaseReggio Calabria," engeza.

"Ngakho-ke, ukunakwa okusalayo ..." eqhubeka. "Noma ngabe abantu abaningi abaqondi, kungumsebenzi wethu ukubasiza baqonde, baqonde, baqhubeke nale ngxenye yesiko, elingasiza ukukhulisa ukuzethemba kubantu bethu."

Ubuye waphawula ukuthi "ngokusobala iRoma, ngokufela ukholo kwabaNgcwele uPeter noPaul, baba yisizinda sobuKhrestu", kepha wengeza ngokuthi "uReggio, ngesimangaliso sikaSt. Paul, wayefuna ukudonsa ukunaka okuncane ekusungulweni [kwe- UbuKhrestu] futhi uqhubeke nokusenhliziyweni yomlayezo uSt Paul ayenawo. "