In the village of Caravaggio is a sanctuary dedicated to the worship of Santa Maria del Fonte (Saint Mary of the Spring), who, according to Catholic tradition, appeared to a shepherdess on May 26, 1432, at this very location. The sanctuary consists of a monumental church, surrounded by landscaped gardens and four symmetrical porticoes. Underneath this huge structure is a corridor running the whole width of the church. The corridor is divided into five sections, or cells. Approaching the sanctuary from its southwest side, the first cell houses the fountain…
