The Relic on the Cliff Face (Paperback)

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Editorial: Bernard de Clare Publishing, 2026

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Paperback. What drives men to hang by ropes over a thousands-foot abyss, hammering stone by hand to build a sanctuary on the side of a mountain?In The Relic on the Cliff Face, historian Bernard de Clare takes you deep into the heart of Monte Baldo in Northern Italy, where history, architecture, and divine intervention collided. For centuries, the Shrine of Our Lady of the Crown in Spiazzi has mystified travelers. Built directly into a vertical rock wall 2,500 feet above the Adige Valley, it is an achievement that defies human logic. Yet behind its gravity-defying facade lies a history far more dramatic than the mountain itself-a history filled with medieval hermits, crusading knights, and miraculous survivals.This book moves beyond standard travelogue descriptions to reconstruct the actual lives of those who forged this sanctuary. You will walk in the steps of 11th-century ascetics who lived in raw caves, dependent on ropes lowered down the cliff face for their daily bread. You will follow the Knights of Saint John as they fortified the site and protected its venerated 15th-century Pieta during times of war and religious upheaval. De Clare draws upon archival records, architectural studies, and historical tradition to tell the complete narrative from the medieval era through the modern reconstruction and the papal visit of Pope John Paul II.Every chapter immerses you in the grit, timber, and mortar of the construction sites. Discover how Renaissance stonecutters erected wooden scaffolding in mid-air to carve out the church's nave. Uncover the full account of 1522, when the sacred statue of Our Lady was preserved amidst the Ottoman invasion of Rhodes and revealed on the crags of Spiazzi. Learn how modern engineers in the 1970s used steel rod anchoring systems to lock the current basilica permanently into the mountain face.Written for readers who want to experience history rather than simply skim dates on a page, this volume offers a rigorous and spiritually resonant account of one of Catholicism's most extraordinary sacred sites. It is the definitive record of a place where faith quite literally carved a home out of solid rock.Can stone, faith, and human determination truly hold a church suspended in mid-air for over five hundred years? This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Título
The Relic on the Cliff Face (Paperback)
Autor
Bernard de Clare
Editorial
Bernard de Clare Publishing
Año de publicación
2026
Estado
new
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 13
9798235470279

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