Our Lady of the Woods
Imbersago, Italy (1617)
Three shepherds, one named Peter, saw the Madonna near a large chestnut tree. Then they testified that the apparition rose up and disappeared into the sky.
They were believed because that chestnut tree was found full of fruits out of season. In 1632 a chapel was erected at the apparition site, then replaced with a church in 1677. There sits an image called the Madonna del Bosco (The Our Lady of the Woods).
Two years before this occurrence, some had seen in the same place, a lady bathed in light hovering on top of those chestnut trees, and heard beautiful songs come from the spot of the apparition.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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