Beautiful Italy- Today I visited Santuario di Monte Grisa/Sanctuary above the Bay of Trst/Trieste.

Today I visited the Roman-Catholic Church Svetišče na Vejni/Santuario di Monte Grisa/Sanctuary above the Bay of Trst/Trieste. From the church is a wonderful view of Trst/Trieste, Slovenia and the entire Gulf of Trst/Trieste.
It was built at the initiative of Antonio Santin, since 16 May 1938 Bishop of Trieste and Koper. Seeing the riots between the Nazi occupiers and the Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale on 30 April 1945 he made a vow to erect a church, if Trieste/Trst was saved from total destruction. The city was saved and in 1959 Santin obtained permission from Pope John XXIII to build a pilgrimage church dedicated to the Holy Mary as a symbol of the peace and unity of all people.
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Miramare Castle
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