Calabria land of mystics and poets. Many years have passed since I met by chance a young Calabrian who dabbled in writing for a small local newspaper. I remember I met him on the ferry to Villa San Giovanni. I had to reach White with my car, he was scheduled to
Bova . We agreed to accompany us on each other.
Among other things I wanted to tell his extraordinary experience of living recently,
initially had a violent outburst towards those who considered the only land of Calabria
drangheta , knowing full well that our region is above all
history culture, folklore, mysticism and landscapes.
His recent experience related to their mysticism.
Here I report faithfully to his account using his own words.
"In 1987 I was fortunate enough to know the largest mystical living.
Those eyes will never forget them. They have something extraordinary, indefinable. Two drops of peace in a tiny body and nervous system. They are the eyes of
Natuzza Evolo , the great mystic that has always been talked about for the outstanding faculty that is attached.
I found myself in his modest house
Paravati , a quiet village in the municipality of
Miletus in the province of Catanzaro.
I was trained by reading a good book about the life of this "humble servant of the Lord." But when
Natuzza I was receiving them in the first
his small living room, I noticed that the words used to describe little or nothing events beyond the size of the newspaper.
Those eyes attracted me like a magnet, I found myself a young intellectual to the figure of the unwary. Stumble on the questions I did not know what to ask. She herself came to my rescue by answering the questions that I had not been able to ask.
I was reminded of his story when he was 14, he took service as a maid in the house of a local solicitor. In that house were manifested phenomena that have marked her life. There he got the premieres and interviews with the deceased, with the saints, Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary.
Then over the years and each year, in the days of Good Friday, the terrible sufferings that afflict his body and his soul. It seems impossible that a woman so tiny and helpless, can bear the terrible pain and the assault on that very day and during the period from 11 to 14.30, the one that has made the ultimate sacrifice of Christ. During this period
Natuzza falls as in catalepsy, has
sweats blood, the beating of his heart become imperceptible. On the pillow
blood loss turn into drawings depicting the Virgin Mary, Jesus' face or in simple sentences with a religious content.
Hundreds of handkerchiefs with which
Natuzza wipes the sweat, they were "impressed" by his blood, which assumes, miraculously, the power of images and expressions foreign language. Another incredible fact
are his medical diagnosis. But even more amazing is that this little woman, totally illiterate, unable to identify the type of disease where a person is affected, with complete medical terminology.
still
Natuzza , old and sick continue to suffer, to devote his time to people who go to see her, to pray with them, to converse with the dead. "
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