December 22 Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
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December 22 Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy: 1478 . In 1478, plague struck San Giovanni Valdarno. Monna Tancia, 75, was left to care for a 3-month-old grandson whose parents both died. On December 22, she searched the city for a wet nurse but found no one willing to come to the house. Stopping at a fresco of the Madonna on the old city gate, she begged Our Lady for help. The old nonna went home and was able to nurse the baby for several months.
December 22 Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
December 22 Santa Maria delle Grazie, San…
December 22 Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy
December 22 Santa Maria delle Grazie, San Giovanni Valdarno, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy: 1478 . In 1478, plague struck San Giovanni Valdarno. Monna Tancia, 75, was left to care for a 3-month-old grandson whose parents both died. On December 22, she searched the city for a wet nurse but found no one willing to come to the house. Stopping at a fresco of the Madonna on the old city gate, she begged Our Lady for help. The old nonna went home and was able to nurse the baby for several months.