Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
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is coming to them 1t will be than anything they
have known in their long tragic history. Woe to
Messna! The beautiful city will be destroyed l SEQ
death, devastation, famine, pestence everywhere Tell
the people to fly while there yet time Let them
leave everything they possess and their lives"
The had by that time a great reputation and
her warning, which the day before the disaster,
was serviceable in inducing many hundreds to escape
or else to make timely preparations to leave the
doomed area.
Another prediction which made the nun a venerated
character throughout Italy related to the war with
Turkey. A party of young recruits, ordered to Join
the coors long before had been decided on visited
the nun TO ask her blessing. To them she said
"A war is coming | of bloodshed and
agony on burning sandy plains. But it will be a
glorious war. 1t will be the first glorious war in
which Italy has fought II will be OF the Cross
against the Crescent and the Cross will be victorious
some OF you will never return, but do not be afraid
lor you VIII meet death that will be better than
years OF sordid misery and labor Fight bravely and
do not shrink from death. He that tries hardest 10
lose his life shall keep it,
For you, young man (here the nun turned her
eyes on a very handsome young soldier, l see a
splendid military career and long aLd happv life
When the war actually broke out her popularity
became enormous. She constantly visited ~
soldiers going to the war and by the mothers wives
and relatives OF those who had gone.
The mothers and wives OF the soldiers usually asked
the nun to pray for her loved She would ask
for the names of the soldiers for whom she vas
requested to pray and after thinking lille replied,
either bidding her visitor to hope gently sug
costing that the soldier would fall gioTiOusly The
Tight for his country and his faith
1t is declared that she never made single mistake.
ana thousands OF persons are ready to give evidence
bands and relatives at the post we're not killed
The nuns answer to illiudged requests for infor.
nation about the future frequently had character of
dry humor. During the famous Camorra trial, Don
Gro NtozzL who was particularly forceful and
dramatic in protesting his innocence sent to ask her
II he would be -cquted She sent back this message:
IF you are innocent will certainly be acquitted
The Nuns mind and supposed powers Of second
sight tended to deal principally with death dis
asters and tragic occurrences. She is credited with
having foretold the Franco-German war Of 1870 the
entry of the Italian into Rome, which occurred
IN the year, the assassination of President Carnot
of France and the Empress Elizabeth of Austria the
deaths of the Emperor Frederick of Germany and OF
King Edward of England the Titanic disaster and many
sther tragedies Of worldwide interest.
1t is widely believed that she has foretold further
disasters to the italian royal family a punishment
for keeping the Pope out of his temporal possessions
Rome Much secrecy is maintained upon this point
but she Is said to have sent the following message to
the Dowager Queen Margherita:
"As long as the House of Savoy rules in Rome
death and disaster will attend it. Remove the throne
70 another city and new glory will your house"
The predicted her death week ahead
On the morning of the day she had fixed she called
the Abbess and the other to her cell and begged
their forgiveness She passed away at the very hour
she had foretold.
The room in which she died was left exactly as she
had used it and sealed up by order of the Bishop
Of Viterbo. Every article left by the will be
fully preserved for the veneraton OF this and future
generations.
scientific men are greatly interested in the nuns
While not ready to accept every feat attributed
to her, they inclined to believe that she possessed
supernormal psychical powers Her system
in entirely abnormal condition. Many of her
nervous centres, which would have been used in
normal existence, destroyed by the disease that
afflicted her and 1t is conceivable that the remaining
centres had developed powers not possessed
by those OF ordinary persons Her of hearing,
for instance acute to almost incredible degree.
Those who take this view think that the disturbance
Of the earth caused by the Messna earthquake several
hundred miles away may have been percep6s to her.
The other OF course, difficult to explain,
but it is suggested that she learned much from the
actions Of those who came TO make INQUIRIES OF Asr.