The
Blessed Virgin of the Clay, patron
of Castellazzo Bormida and preserved in the local Sanctuary, has
been appointed the protector of motorcyclists by Pope Pio XII
in 1947.
Hundreds of ex-vote regarding also numerous motorcycle accidents,where
the main characters miraculously saved them, are preserved inside
the sanctuary. Unfortunately, other accidents haven’t had a miraculous
end, but not with standing this, a great deal of crash-helmets,
coming from all over the world, are shown in the memory of injured
or dead people.
In the occasion of the international meeting in July, according
to the tradition, on Saturday night the Bishop of the Diocese
celebrates a Mass in memory of the dead people, where all the
official representatives of the international Motorbike Associations
of the MADONNINA DEI CENTAURI are present.Moreover in the
occasion of the meeting, which is unique in the world, the first
motorcyclists, representing the official foreign motorbike association,enter
the sanctuary riding their motorbikes to hear the Mass
and receive the benediction by the Bishop
It is important to remember that the image of the MADONNINA DEI
CENTAURI is exposed in every centre of the motorbike associations,
which have been called after Her for a very long time.
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