Sims Third Relic Of Eternity

Trip No. 2 Year 2011




Monte Penice


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Mount Penice and sanctuary dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary

Located on the border of the provinces of Piacenza and Pavia, Penice, one of the most summits' high Ligurian-Emilian Apennines, reaches a height of 1,460 meters above sea level. The scenario that is open to visitors and 'fascinating: on one hand Bobbio (PC), nestled in the valley, and the blue ribbon of the Trebbia, the other the glittering arc of the Alps on one side the Ligurian-Emilian Apennines, other the spurs that descend toward the Po Valley and the City 'that stretch, including Varzi. By Bobbio and Varzi (PV) roads go up initially between gentle hills dotted with small villages and hamlets, most go back to the slopes' steep, shrouded by dense woods, and come to Penice Pass (1,149 meters). Here comes off the road leading to the summit of the Mount, on which stands the shrine dedicated to the Holy Name of Mary. Christian worship on the Mount Penice back, probably the second decade of the seventh century. History The church on the summit of Mount Penice was founded in the early Middle Ages. In 622, the Lombard king Adiuvaldo and mother came to Bobbio Teodolinda to visit the grave of St Columba (d. 615), went to Mount: It 's possible that the mountain there was evidence of the brackets of solitude from the community' of strict abstention from the world of Irish Monaco. The first evidence of the existence of a certain place of worship on the summit of Mount Penice dates back to the seventh decade of the eleventh century. The ancient title of the church was that of the Mother of God, which later merged with that of the Holy Name of Mary. The annual festival, according to ancient custom, we celebrate the fall of summer (the second Sunday in September). This day is commemorated the ineffable love of the Mother of God to Son of the Most Holy and placed on the eyes of the faithful the figure of the Mother of the Redeemer to be piously invoked. For many centuries the church of S. Mary Penice belonged to the monastery of St. Columba, and only on the principle of the nineteenth century step 'to the Diocese of Bobbio. Since then, the church sanctuary in Peniche became the main center of Marian devotion in the diocese. TIME Masses - Sundays and holidays: 11.00, 16.00, 17.00 (May-September) - Saturday and holiday eves: 17.00 (July-September) - Weekdays : 17 hours (August). Religious festivals A Feast of the Assumption (August 15) is carried out in the evening with the traditional torchlight procession, which will precede 'celebrations of Bobbio, with fireworks at Ponte Gobbo. The Feast of the Shrine of Penice (day of the dedication: Holy Name of Mary) always held the second Sunday in September, with S. Made at any time. Information For visitors who come to the summit and there 'also the possibility' of dining at the bar in the Air , adjacent the sanctuary, with ample parking and panoramic views. Open on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. Accessible by Bobbio and Varzi taking the provincial road 461 to the pass Penice, come to pass up along the road leading to the summit (about 4 Km.) information and group reservations for lunch: 0383 340 36.66.597 or 57.40.41