Places of the Sacred: The miracle of the tree sprouted from the Saint's stick
Inserted in the LIM register of the Sicily Region (Places of the Sacred) - Sub-category "Places of the cult of the Saints Worship of Benedetto il Moro" - The miracle of the tree sprouted from the stick of the Saint - Convent of Santa Maria di Gesù
Il Convent of Santa Maria di Gesù it houses the tree of San Benedetto, which would have been over 500 years old, a cypress that, legend has it, planted the same saint by sticking a stick between the rocks.
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Photo: web
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Web
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