In September 1855, Teresa Dus, a Slovenian-speaking ten-year-old girl, saw the Virgin Mary in Porzûs. The apparitions began a devotion among the Slovenian population on the border between the Italian and Slovenian ethnicities and cultures. The ecclesiastical authorities of Udine took the child, locked her in a religious house and extinguished the devotion. The context was marked by a cholera epidemic and by the "national" and pan-Slavist problem, exacerbated by the Crimean war (1853-1856). Devotion to the Virgin had had an international flowering "from below" (La Salette, 1846), followed by the proclamation of the dogma of the Immaculate Conception (1854). The dogma was then "sanctioned" by the apparitions of Lourdes (1858). The Porzûs affair is investigated in this international context.
The Drama of the Meeting with the Grace for a Young Girl and a Community
Illustrated with gorgeous colour photographs, this book aims to inspire readers interested in nature and holistic health to bring nature into their daily life - from healthful recipes to natural, homemade skincare. Herbalists Rosalee de la Forêt and Emily Han expertly guide readers through teh benefits of commonly found plants, many of which grow in our own gardens. Includes 75 recipes and powerful healing remedies.