“Altamura is a small village, not one that most American tourists come to see,” Nino began.
“But we are a proud people, and we are blessed by the grace of the La Chiesa dello Spirito Santo. Our town is known to many Italians as a holy city, and there are stories of saints who have caused miracles to happen here. So, even without American tourists, we have many pilgrims visiting Altamura each year to pray in our church and take water from our fountain.”
Carlo knew this and even met some of the paisani who came to the village to kneel and pray in the church, thus paying their respects to the saints of ancient times.
“This has been known for many years – centuries,” Nino continued, “which is why – when the Germans invaded our land – the priests, nuns, and townspeople came to Altamura with
