OUR LADY OF SVETA GORA
Day 345: April 23 Our Lady of Sveta Gora, Nova Gorica, Slovenia The Holy Mountain (in Slovenian Skalnica or Sveta Gora pri Gorici) [681 m] is the most eminent of the "holy mountains" of Slovenia, it is precisely this one that is located on Skalnica (681 m) above Solkan and from where you can enjoy the view of the Adriatic Sea, the Friulian plain and the Julian Alps with Mount Triglav. It owes its name to the apparition of Our Lady to the shepherdess Uršula Ferligoj of Gargaro in the year 1539. Our Lady said to her: "Tell the people to build me a church here and ask for thanks!" The political authority, suspecting some trick, imprisoned the shepherdess, with the intention of making a thorough investigation, but the visionary was found on the Mount in prayer. She was locked up again but twice she was freed again by Our Lady. The Sanctuary of Sveta Gora was built starting the following year; during the excavations a squared and polished stone was found with the first...