The Coronation and Procession
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| Evviva Maria! Photos by New York Scugnizzo |
A look at Sunday’s 12th Annual Feast of the Madonna Addolorata at St. Athanasius Church in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. (See part 2, The Procession Continued and Mass)
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| Members of the Associazione Culturale Pugliese Figli Maria SS. Addolorata emerge from the church & ceremoniously place the crown on the statue's head |
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| Members take a group photo |
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| This year's Grand Marshals, bearers of the Seven Sorrows, and little "Madonnas" |
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| (Above & below) In celebration, the ladies release balloons |
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| A sea of yellow and gold |
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| (L) This year's Grand Marshals Salvatore and Chiara Lombardi with Cristina Marie Nardulli. (R) The La Rocca family |
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| Cristina Marie and Daniel |
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| After the National Anthem, the procession is ready to begin |
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| (Above & below) Departing the church grounds |
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| Participants make their way down Bay Parkway |
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| Dapper devotees carry the statue of the Blessed Mother |
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| (Above & below) The procession saunters through the neighborhood |
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| The ladies pray and sing hymns along the way |
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| Last year's Grand Marshals Colombia & Vittorio Alborea join this year's honorees |
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| (Above & below) Family and friends enjoying the festivities |
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| (Above & below) A good time was had by all |
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| There was a lot of love at the procession |
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| Striking a pose |
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| (L) The girls looked great in their outfits. (R) The Timoneri Family |
