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Santuario della Madonna dell'Olio
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Giorgio Maria
May 4, 2019
The sanctuary rises in the territory of the Municipality of Blufi at 660 m s.l.m. The existence of a church at the place of today's sanctuary has been witnessed since the Middle Ages. The stones that are at the edge of the predella of the altar might be of the 12th century, while the small bell bears the date of 1135. The denomination "Madonna dell‘Olio" may derive from the nearby source of mineral oil, used as a remedy for some skin diseases, but it cannot be excluded that the name might refer to the presence of olive groves in the area in ancient times, which would have given its name to the torrent Olive, which laps the hill of the sanctuary, then flowing into the Imera Meridionale river in a place called "Oliva" or "Giardini d'Oliva".
The sanctuary rises in the territory of the Municipality of Blufi at 660 m s.l.m. The existence of a church at the place of today's sanctuary has been witnessed since the Middle Ages. The stones that are at the edge of the predella of the altar might be of the 12th century, while the small bell bear…
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