Monserrato Sanctuary

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In 1606, José Pons y Leòn of the Dukes of Arcos, a Spanish governor of Naples and first governor of the Lungone square, nicknamed "Longone" by the locals because he was tall and wiry, got caught up suddenly in a scirocco storm while he was sailing near the Argentario coast. The sea was so rough it became too dangerous to keep on sailing. Being a devout Spaniard, the governor started praying to Our Lady of Monseérrat. It was God's wish that his ship docked at the safe sea of the Gulf of Porto Longone. Don José was so grateful that he had a sanctuary built in honour of Our Lady of Monserrato, in some way resembling the one in Catalonia bearing the same name near Barcelona. www.infoelba.com/
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Coordinates:   42°47'3"N   10°23'31"E
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