Patroness of Italian Basketball
Shrine of Our Lady of the Bridge
Our Lady of the Baskets
Hymn dedicated to the Patroness of Basketball.
Authors of the lyrics: Andrea Mingardi and Alessandro Albicini; Authors of the music: Andrea Mingardi and Maurizio Tirelli.
Donated by FIP ER to the Municipality of Alto Reno Terme on the occasion of the 1st Patron of Basketball trophy.
Donations for restoration work have started.
Help us restore the ancient shrine: make a donation to a c/c dedicated and made out to St. Mary Magdalene Parish.
Our Lady of the Bridge of Porretta Terme
It is the main place of Marian worship in Porretta.
Close to the village, the shrine greets those arriving from Tuscany from its typical bottleneck on the Rhine.
In the Middle Ages it was a fortified place, a “Rocchetta” with a small wooden bridge at the head of which rose a Majesty that someone painted on the rock, according to some, such as Demetrio Lorenzini, even in the 13th-14th centuries.
News
Call for proposals to create a logo for the Shrine as the Patroness of Basketball
The municipality of Alto Reno Terme, in collaboration with FIP Federazione Italiana Pallacanestro, the Archdiocese of Bologna and the Parish of Santa Maria Maddalena of Porretta Terme has opened an artistic call for proposal to create a representative logo for the Shrine of Our Lady of the Bridge as the Patroness of Basketball in order…
First Trophy Madonna del Ponte
Friday, September 15 through Sunday, September 17 The first edition of the Madonna del Ponte Trophy will kick off this year. Six regions will participate: Tuscany, Marche, Lazio, Veneto, and Lombardy, along with teams from Lizzano in Belvedere and Porretta Terme. The event will be held at the Pala ITIS via Daldi Matteucci in Porretta…
Fundraising for the Sanctuary
A fundraiser to restore the ancient Sanctuary has started! It is a small effort, but one that will help keep one of the most important monuments of Porretta and the entire Upper Reno alive and intact. Make a donation on a checking account dedicated and made out to the Parish of St. Mary Magdalene. Here…
