Cathedral Holy Mary of the Visitation, Piazza Duomo, Enna, IN, Italy
The 2 July, the statue of the Lady of the Visitation through the heart of the majestic City "Gold Ship" brought back, over 100 barefoot confrati called "naked". Along the way are exploded gun salutes the so-called "sarbiate".
The devotion to Our Lady of the Visitation, patron saint of Enna, It is deeply rooted in the feeling of the population and it's centuries-old worship in his honor. The 2 July the statue adorned with gold and gems, donated by the people as an act of faith, through the heart of the majestic City "Gold Ship". The "Treasure Madonna" It includes, precious silver, liturgical furnishings, reliquaries and monstrances finely embossed and chiseled, kept in the Mother Church of Enna. The most prestigious piece of the treasure is the crown that adorns the statue of the Virgin Mary. All 7 of the morning, City wakes up from the traditional sound 101 gun shots. The bier is carried on the shoulders of over one hundred barefoot men, known as the naked, the Duomo, up to "Church Montesalvo". The procession stops in numerous places, where they are exploded gun salute, the so-called "Srbiate". Upon arrival in Montesalvo, running out the statues of St. Zachary and St. Elizabeth, that meet the Madonna, according to the scene of the Visitation. After 15 days the Madonna is brought back in procession to the Cathedral.