Bonate Sopra
Encyclopedia
Bonate Sopra is a comune
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
in the Italian
region Lombardy
, located about 40 km northeast of Milan
and about 8 km west of Bergamo
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,042 and an area of 5.9 km².
The municipality of Bonate Sopra contains the frazioni
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ghiaie di Bonate Sopra and Cabanetti.
Bonate Sopra borders the following municipalities: Bonate Sotto
, Chignolo d'Isola
, Curno
, Mapello
, Ponte San Pietro
, Presezzo
, Terno d'Isola
, Treviolo
.
in 1944. 7-year-old Adelaide Roncalli, a resident of Torchio, said she had seen the Holy Family
on May 13 of that year and on subsequent days. She also said the Blessed Mother appeared alone and gave her brief messages. The news spread rapidly and huge crowds soon flooded the town from all over Europe. The last reported visitation had a reported 200,000 people in attendance. Although Ms. Roncalli was forced to retract her statements, as an adult she claimed she had been coerced and bullied by the priests and maintained that she actually had seen something. The "Madonna of Ghiaie" is now being investigated by the Roman Catholic Church.
Comune
In Italy, the comune is the basic administrative division, and may be properly approximated in casual speech by the English word township or municipality.-Importance and function:...
(municipality) in the Province of Bergamo
Province of Bergamo
The Province of Bergamo is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of 1,098,740 , an area of 2,722.86 square km, and contains 244 comuni...
in the Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
region Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, located about 40 km northeast of Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and about 8 km west of Bergamo
Bergamo
Bergamo is a town and comune in Lombardy, Italy, about 40 km northeast of Milan. The comune is home to over 120,000 inhabitants. It is served by the Orio al Serio Airport, which also serves the Province of Bergamo, and to a lesser extent the metropolitan area of Milan...
. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 7,042 and an area of 5.9 km².
The municipality of Bonate Sopra contains the frazioni
Frazione
A frazione , in Italy, is the name given in administrative law to a type of territorial subdivision of a comune; for other administrative divisions, see municipio, circoscrizione, quartiere...
(subdivisions, mainly villages and hamlets) Ghiaie di Bonate Sopra and Cabanetti.
Bonate Sopra borders the following municipalities: Bonate Sotto
Bonate Sotto
Bonate Sotto is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km southwest of Bergamo in the Isola bergamasca....
, Chignolo d'Isola
Chignolo d'Isola
Chignolo d'Isola is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km southwest of Bergamo...
, Curno
Curno
Curno is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 6 km southwest of Bergamo...
, Mapello
Mapello
Mapello is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 9 km west of Bergamo...
, Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro
Ponte San Pietro is a comune in the province of Bergamo, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Bergamo....
, Presezzo
Presezzo
Presezzo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Bergamo...
, Terno d'Isola
Terno d'Isola
Terno d'Isola is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 35 km northeast of Milan and about 11 km west of Bergamo...
, Treviolo
Treviolo
Treviolo is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 7 km southwest of Bergamo...
.
Madonna delle Ghiaie
The region is notable for being the site of controversial Marian apparitionsMarian apparitions
A Marian apparition is an event in which the Blessed Virgin Mary is believed to have supernaturally appeared to one or more people. They are often given names based on the town in which they were reported, or on the sobriquet which was given to Mary on the occasion of the apparition...
in 1944. 7-year-old Adelaide Roncalli, a resident of Torchio, said she had seen the Holy Family
Holy Family
The Holy Family consists of the Child Jesus, the Virgin Mary, and Saint Joseph.The Feast of the Holy Family is a liturgical celebration in the Roman Catholic Church in honor of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and his foster father, Saint Joseph, as a family...
on May 13 of that year and on subsequent days. She also said the Blessed Mother appeared alone and gave her brief messages. The news spread rapidly and huge crowds soon flooded the town from all over Europe. The last reported visitation had a reported 200,000 people in attendance. Although Ms. Roncalli was forced to retract her statements, as an adult she claimed she had been coerced and bullied by the priests and maintained that she actually had seen something. The "Madonna of Ghiaie" is now being investigated by the Roman Catholic Church.