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Mother Church of Crispiano, Madonna della Neve

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Mother Church of Crispiano, Madonna della Neve

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Location: Crispiano, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

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1. Crispiano Pine Forest – Grottaglie Ceramics District loop from Crispiano

52.7km

03:06

280m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Masseria Pilano – A "cluster" of trulli loop from Crispiano

36.2km

02:40

410m

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3. San Michele in Triglio – Crispiano Pine Forest loop from Statte

50.2km

03:52

600m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Giovanni Schinaia - Taranto Puglia

February 26, 2021

In the square there is a functioning water fountain

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JakobusPilger

July 9, 2025

The patronage of "Our Lady of the Snows" – which, in my experience, is not all that common – indicates that this church was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, but not, as is usually the case, associated with one of her classic feast days (e.g., the Name of Mary, the Nativity, the Assumption, or as Queen of the Rosary). Rather, the search for the origin of "Our Lady of the Snows" leads us far back in church history to the fourth or fifth century, and geographically north to the Italian capital. On August 5, 363, at the site where the magnificent church of Santa Maria Maggiore stands today, the so-called "Miracle of the Snows" occurred. That is, on that day, in the middle of summer, snow lay on the ground in the morning because Our Lady wanted a church dedicated to her to be built on that spot. She communicated this wish in a nighttime vision to a wealthy couple – who financed the construction – and to the Bishop of Rome, Pope Liberius. The Roman church has the rank of a patriarchal basilica (papal basilica), and is the origin of all churches and chapels bearing this patronage. In the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church, the date of August 5, the day of the church's consecration (in the year 432 by Pope Sixtus III), is a "non-obligatory memorial."

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Location: Crispiano, Taranto, Apulia, Italy

Mother Church of Crispiano, Madonna della Neve

1. Crispiano Pine Forest – Grottaglie Ceramics District loop from Crispiano

2. Masseria Pilano – A "cluster" of trulli loop from Crispiano

3. San Michele in Triglio – Crispiano Pine Forest loop from Statte

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