Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Guard; Valle Polcevera; height 817 meters The apparition of Our Lady to the shepherd Benedict Pareto took place August 29; 1490: Our Lady asked the good man to build a chapel on the site; and a few days after it healed the serious consequences of falling from a tree; This fact convinced him to apply for grants to carry out the desire of the Holy Mother. The episode is shown suspended in the sky above the shrine which is built a short distance from the Chapel of the Apparition to accommodate the pilgrims; in which are preserved hundreds of Ex-voto accumulated over the centuries; an expression of gratitude for the faithful grace received. The image is framed by violets and wild roses; the phrase; "Greetings; good wishes and prayers" complete the set. Chromos; Franz Schemm; Nuremberg (Bavaria); in 1895 approximately.