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Happy feast of Blessed Lucy of Narni!

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Happy feast of Blessed Lucy of Narni!

Postby Paul F. Ford » November 15th, 2005, 3:02 pm

Happy feast of Blessed Lucy of Narni!

(1476 - 1544)
Born at Narni, Italy, the oldest of eleven children, she resisted one attempt to have her marry and then agreed to marry a Count Peter in 1491 on the advice of her confessor and a vision of our Lady she is said to have experienced. They lived together as brother and sister for three years when he released her and she became a Dominican regular tertiary at Rome. She later went to Viterbo and during the three years she was there experienced the stigmata and participated in the Passion every Wednesday and Friday. She was subjected to repeated examinations by skeptics who after thorough investigation were convinced her supernatural experiences were real. When twenty-three, Duke Ercole I of Ferrara built a convent for her at Ferrara and selected Lucrecia Borgia to staff it with novices, many unsuited to be nuns, with Lucy as superior. Unable to cope with the problems of that position, she was replaced by Sister Mary of Parma and after the death of the duke in 1505 was relegated to obscurity in the convent for the next thirty-nine years. She died there on November 15, almost forgotten, but miracles at her grave began a cult, which was confirmed in 1710.

(From John Delaney's DICTIONARY OF SAINTS)
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Postby Genie » November 15th, 2005, 3:31 pm

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Postby A#minor » November 15th, 2005, 4:53 pm

whoa, that's some weird stuff! Did Lewis know about that?
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Postby fgiusepp » March 10th, 2006, 5:28 pm

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Postby King Edmund » March 13th, 2006, 8:32 pm

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Postby Paul F. Ford » March 19th, 2006, 5:21 pm

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Postby fgiusepp » March 23rd, 2006, 7:14 pm

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Postby carol » March 23rd, 2006, 8:01 pm

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Postby fgiusepp » April 4th, 2006, 8:36 am

This is true but also other people like Katryn Lindskoog and Douglas Greshas know Narni town in Italy .

In any case we like the magic books of Narnia and like to share with all the narnians in the world the work in the schools for show Narnia land.

if you like you can see some work and activities at:
http://www.narnia.it/narniviva_eu.htm

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Postby carol » April 4th, 2006, 10:01 am

Hi fgiusepp,

I have seen your posts on Narniaweb too - in all of them it seems to be sunny all the time in Narni! Is this true? Next time I come to Italy I would love to visit. It's been 17 years since I visited Italy - do you think I am due to visit soon?

Thank you for the lovely pictures and all the information. It's good to know how enthusiastic Narni people are about the Narnia books.

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Postby WalkingEagle » April 11th, 2006, 4:54 pm

Are we SURE Lewis didn't know anything about this St. Lucy of Narni (aka Narnia). Its TOO coincidental.

Anyway, The spirit of Narnia prevails. Lucretia Borgia? THE WHITE WITCH!!!!
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Postby fgiusepp » May 27th, 2006, 11:19 am

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Postby bekados » May 27th, 2006, 11:35 am

Hi there, fguisepp, haven't seen you here for a while. Did you ever read Prince of Foxes?
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