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Vatican reveals truth behind Virgin Mary statue that crowds gathered to see 'crying tears of blood'

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Updated 13:07 2 Jul 2024 GMT+1Published 13:08 2 Jul 2024 GMT+1

Vatican reveals truth behind Virgin Mary statue that crowds gathered to see 'crying tears of blood'

Turns out the statue that supplied 'endless pizza' wasn't real

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

The Vatican has revealed the truth behind a Virgin Mary statue that crowds gathered to see ‘crying tears of blood’.

Locals and believers had been flocking to the town of Carmiano in Italy where they believed a miracle had taken place.

Gisella Cardia, who owns the Madonna di Trevignano, claimed it had been weeping tears of blood since 2016.

Oh, and she also said the statue gave her private revelations while she apparently gave pilgrims food.

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The woman boasted that supernatural phenomena had occurred thanks to the so-called miracle, like a time when the supposed powers fed 15 people with never-ending portions of pizza, gnocchi and rabbit.

And people truly believed Cardia’s claims, as many made the pilgrimage to visit with a makeshift shrine soon set up around the statue.

It was claimed that the Madonna di Trevignano had been weeping blood since 2016. (CEN/El Tribuno)
It was claimed that the Madonna di Trevignano had been weeping blood since 2016. (CEN/El Tribuno)

Some even said the owner had told them the Madonna had actually predicted the Covid pandemic would happen.

Devotees would visit the Marian on the third day of every month to pray, make confessions and hear more of the woman’s supposed revelations.

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But last year, suspicion from locals in the small town of Trevignano Romano grew and they ended up calling in a private investigator, who met with the Italian military police.

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According to local reports, he then presented evidence to suggest while the ‘tears’ from the statue were blood they were, in fact, pig’s blood.

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Catholic Church big wigs have now confirmed that this so-called miracle was totally false, with the prestigious Vatican weighing in.

There's plenty of the statues around but apparently, the Italian one was special. (Facebook)
There's plenty of the statues around but apparently, the Italian one was special. (Facebook)

Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its first decree, according to rules for vetting any alleged Marian apparitions (a reported supernatural appearance from the Virgin Mary) and spiritual phenomena.

This referred to a report from a Diocese of Civita Castellana which hadn’t found anything at all supernatural about the famed statue.

It stated: “It is clear that it is not supernatural. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, Mother of the Church and our Mother, restore peace and serenity in view of the spiritual good of the faithful of the parish of Trevignano Romano and of the people of God who are throughout the Diocese of Civita Castellana.”

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It’s since been reported that Cardia has since fled her home after apparently taking thousands of Euros in donations from those who believed her.

Featured Image Credit: Facebook / CEN/El Tribuno

Topics: Conspiracy Theory, World News

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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