A PRECIOUS JEWEL, HIDDEN IN THE HEART OF ITALY celebrated 350 years of life
Father Antonio Santantoni a.santantoni @ tin.it
photo and English version by Benedetta Tintillini
Millions of people have seen it (or glimpsed) passing by, but few, very few know about it. Thousands of people read its name every day, passing quickly on the large E 45 highway, from Rome to Venice and Ravenna, but only few stop, yielding to an impulse of curiosity. The name raises some amazement – Madonna dei Bagni means Our Lady of the Bath – but then everyone can think that it should be one of thousands of small churches that dot the Italian countryside, the Umbrian one in particular. Tens, hundreds of times people switch and go by, without taking the time to go to see what lies (more…)