Caves of Santa Margherita
Property entered in the LIM register of the Sicily Region (Places of the Sacred) - Sector "Places of the Sacred" in the following sub-category: Places of worship of the Saints Worship of S. Margherita (DA 8410 of 3/12/2009) (The liberation of the snake)
The place is located about 4 km. from the Sanctuary of Gulfi and was an early Christian rock church. According to legend, it is the place where the Saint stopped to free the area of Gulfi from a dangerous snake that infested the fields. And that's why the inhabitants as a sign of gratitude would have decided to depict the image inside the cave. The frescoes on the walls, now deteriorated, probably date back to the XNUMXth-XNUMXth century. ”This treasure is a diamond the size of an orange, which has no similar in the world; and it appeared out of the floor when S. Margherita saved from the snake the girl who was about to be devoured by it, and who commending herself to the Saint remained free. Before going up to heaven, Saint Margaret enchanted the diamond, and she cannot find it except the one who makes a pilgrimage to the Holy Places barefoot, and three days and three nights remains fasting and weeps on Mount Calvary. Tried the diamond will bring it to the Corn, on condition that the Corn returns Jerusalem to the Christians "(Giuseppe Pitre: Uses and Customs beliefs and prejudices of the Sicilian people vol. IV).
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