“A humble peasant girl, a miraculous spring, and a message of peace.” That’s the essence of the Beata Vergine di Caravaggio Mural painting you see before you. It commemorates the apparition of the Virgin Mary to a young woman named Giovannette in 1432, right here in the Lombardy region. Imagine Giovannette, a farmer’s daughter, tending to her chores in a field much like the ones surrounding this very sanctuary. Suddenly, the Virgin Mary appeared before her, a vision of serenity and light. Mary delivered a message of peace and reconciliation, urging people to fast on Fridays and celebrate Saturdays after vespers. As a testament to this divine encounter, a spring of water miraculously erupted from the ground where Mary stood. The Beata Vergine di Caravaggio Mural painting captures this pivotal moment, the humble beginning of a place that would become a sanctuary for the faithful, a beacon of hope drawing pilgrims for generations.
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Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to