Monte Grande celebrates its Santa
The history of Santa
Santa Barbara was born in Nicomedia (now or Ismita Kocaeli in Turkey) in 273 AD. His private life, intent to study, work and prayer, the girl described as barbaric, that is not Roman. It was a name of contempt. E 'is the name we received from his own. Between 286-287 Santa Barbara moved to the country villa as his father Scandriglia Dioscoro, fanatical pagan, was a collaborator of the emperor Maximian Herculean. The latter had given him rich and vast estates in Sabina. Dioscoro a tower built to defend and protect Barbara during his absences. The original project consisted of two windows which turned three (in reference to the Cross) as per the wish of the girl. It was also built a beautiful pool in the shape of the Cross. Both the window and the bath were nothing more than symbols of Christianity to which she had converted. Tradition says that right in the tub Barbara was baptized for the vision of St. John the Baptist. The body is venerated in Santa Barbara, since 1009 in the Venetian church of S. John the Baptist in Torcello. The relic of the skull was kept, the first in a wooden chest and then in a metal, in the church of S. Barbara of the Library. With the removal the parish of St. Barbara, which took place September 15, 1594, the relic was brought to San Lorenzo in Damaso. The reliquary of silver, partly gilded silver and bronze, is attributable to the first half of the sixteenth century. The Diario Romano (1926) tells S. Mary Traspontina, in the altar dedicated to her, a fragment of an arm. Some famous relics of St. Barbara are stored in a box set of the twelfth century, Treasury of St. Giovanni in Laterano. The town of Santa Barbara (www.cilentodamare.it) In the middle of the Cilento, the slopes of Monte Sacro, along the banks of the river Bruca. The sources they want it arose at the hands of Italian-Greek monks from the East fleeing from persecution. The birth of the town is almost certain, to be moved further back in time, namely the ancient period. The Focei, in fact, used to trace what is today called the "Salt road" looking for wood to feed their yards and, in one of these trips, probably settled on the banks of rivers and Bruca Palistro. The starting point for the history of safe small town is 1005. It goes back to that year, a diploma with which the Prince of Salerno Guáimaro III gave the abbot of the monastery of Cava Santa Barbara. The highlight of Santa Barbara was the church named after the patron saint "Church of St. Elijah the prophet." Today this is no longer visible. On the afternoon of February 22, 1958, in fact, lightning struck the bell tower that fell on the church also demolished some years later. In memory of the fallen church, but mostly as a devotion to the protection given to their children in the country on February 22 is celebrated Santa Barbara.
The festival in Argentina
A Monte Grande for years the same name in Santa association celebrates its sanctuary dedicated to her. In a beautiful sunny day Sunday, December 6, devotees gathered for the traditional procession, followed by the Eucharistic celebration. The missionary Scalabrian praised Santa Barbara primarily as patron saint of miners, remembering his office with the great works of the Italian firm "Ghella," which is being made to rehabilitate the river Maldonado. The company has in fact already begun to dig huge tunnels from below the city to reach parts of the city suffering for years the problem of flooding. The miners, engineers and the Italian company has always had as a patron of Santa Barbara. Devotees of Santa Barbara have felt proud of this project, there is a credit to Argentina. After the Holy Mass was followed by lunch, accompanied by a good Italian music and dancing.
