Our Lady of the Fire
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Our Lady of the Fire (Italian: Madonna del Fuoco) is an early 15th-century image of the Madonna and Child, venerated by Roman Catholics in Forlì and considered by them to be the protector of salt workers since the 17th century.[1]She is the patron saint of Forli.[2]
History
[edit]This early Italian devotional print was displayed in a school in Forli. It survived the 1428 fire that destroyed the school, and was subsequently venerated and moved to the city's cathedral, Santa Croce.[3]
In memory of the fire, one or more small lights are displayed from the windows of the houses of Forlì during the night on 4 and 5 February.[4] The streets between the main squares are lined with stands selling sweets, clothing, and games. The Piadina della Madonna is an oval-shaped sweet bread with anise seeds.[2]
Description
[edit]The image is a hand-coloured woodcut almost twenty inches high and sixteen inches wide.[3] The Virgin is shown with the Child, while the sun and moon stand on either side.[5] It also depicts annunciation and crucifixion scenes, as well as various saints.
Prayer
[edit]"O Lord, You miraculously protected and preserved the image of the Mother of Your beloved Son from the destruction of fire. Grant that through her merits and intercession, we may escape the fire of hell thanks to the fire of Your love. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "I salinari di Cervia a Forlì in onore della Madonna del Fuoco". RavennaToday. 3 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Madonna del Fuoco", Emilia Romana Turismo
- ^ a b Pon, Lisa. "Madonna of the Fire", Conversations: An Online Journal of the Center for the Study of Material and Visual Cultures of Religion (2014). doi:10.22332/con.obj.2014.14
- ^ "Cattedrale di Forlì – Alla Madonna del Fuoco è boom di confessioni". Famiglia Cristiana.
- ^ "Forli Cathedral", Turismo Forlivese
- ^ "Our Lady of the Fire", Marian Library, University of Dayton
Bibliography
[edit]- Bezzi, Giuliano; del Buono, Floriano; Cimatti, Giovanni (1637). Il fuoco trionfante : racconto della traslatione della miracolo.a imagine detta la Mado[n]na del fuoco, protettrice della città di Forli: solenizzata da esse città sotto li XX. di ottobre MDCXXXVI. OCLC 891123517.*
External links
[edit]- "Dossier Pantieri (1) - La patrona degli Archivi Visivi e Sonori è romagnola (forse)". Cronache Cinefile Romanagnole. 4 February 2012.
- "Madonna del Fuoco". Fiabe, Racconti, Preghiere … Capistrano.
- "Madonna del Fuoco". Parrocchia Madonna del Fuoco.
