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La Cattedrale di Maria Santissima Achiropita.
Lo scorso anno sono stato a Rossano in Calabria e, forse, l’edificio più importante di questa cittadina è la sua Cattedrale.
All’interno la famosa immagine Achiropita della Madonna. Questa parola che deriva dal greco significa non disegnata da mano cioè creata da qualcosa o qualcuno non umano.

Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

The history of Achiropita is linked to the legend of the hermit monk Efraim who in the year 570 AD in a field near a cave (San Nicola in Vallone area) found a miraculous image of the Virgin and from there the cult began.
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To see all the photos I took in Rossano, of the town, of the Cathedral, of the Cathedral of Maria Santissima Achiropita and of the Diocesan Museum click here:

The image of the Madonna Achiropita of Rossano.
Before visiting this church I didn't know what achiropita meant. Well, it means that it is an image not painted by the hand of man.
This icon is located inside the Cathedral of Rossano, in Calabria, painted on a column that over time was incorporated into the cathedral.
She is the protector of the city!
If you are curious to discover the other achiropita works I refer you to Wikipedia.

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Photo taken with Canon EOS M100 and lens Canon EF-S 10-18.

To see all the photos I took in Rossano, of the town, of the Cathedral, of the Cathedral of Maria Santissima Achiropita and of the Diocesan Museum click here:

The history of Achiropita is linked to the legend of the hermit monk Efraim who in the year 570 AD in a field near a cave (San Nicola in Vallone area) found a miraculous image of the Virgin and from there the cult began.
Continue reading on ecodellojonio.it