Blessed oil Holy christ child Bambino Aracoeli Rome
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You re bidding on a bottle of the true blessed oil of the lamp of the Santo Bambino, of the Aracoeli church in Rome. The statue of the Holy Child,dating back to the end of the fifteen century, is a wood-carving made in Jerusalem from an olive tree from Getsemani by a pious Franciscan Friar. According to the tradition, the Friar didnot have the necessary paint to complete his work and so it was miraculously completed by an angel. During his return trip to Rome a severe storm on the sea forced to throw overboard his small case containing the precious treasure, but the case arrived at the port of Livorno by itself in the wake of the ship. Preceded by the fame of unusual miracles, the holy image was received with great joy in the eternal city and was accorded special veneration. One day, during the Christmas season, while the Bambino was lyng in the crib, a noble roman matron stole the statue and carefully hid it in her home. However, becoming gravely ill, she was obliged by her confessor to return the statue. A popular tradition has it that the statue left her house by itself during the night and returned to its place on the Campidoglio as the bells of the Basilica rang Joyously announcing the Miracle. Rich gifts of gold and precious stones give witness to the gratitude of the faithful for the innumerable graces received.
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