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From the website of the Parish of St. Nicholas Bishop Ortueri
Something about religious Ortuerese
Enlightened One, who in 1925 went on mission to China

Enlightened One year 1925

(photo courtesy of Francesco Cossu)

website address of the parish
http://www.geocities.com/Athens / Styx/1511/ortueri.htm

Cabiddu Enlightened One missionary in China and winemaker

Speaking of Our Ortueri means to speak of between ¡Illuminated (John Cabiddu). It was he, in fact, made in 1922 will, in his community of origin, the chapel in honor of the Virgin, a place of popular devotion for over 70 years. During the festival, held the third Sunday of September, we went by his brothers: Francis (1900) and Louis (1911), to offer, first hand, some news on this Franciscan who many villagers still live in the memory.
Your brother was the eldest of the family, as you remember it?
From an early age had to help the family. He worked so hard in the country. However, he never failed to attend mass. It was kind-hearted to everyone. So as not to leave another fasting, he would deprive himself of his food.
During the war of 1915-18 was badly wounded
He was joined by "a bullet in the mouth. He lost 26 teeth and had partially severed tongue. He stayed for two months with his mouth sewn and fed through a hole praticatogli by doctors . He suffered a lot. But he recovered.
was a miracle? What happened exactly?
He told us how one night he saw on the wall in front of his bed, a picture of the Addolorata, the next day, however, when you wake up there ' was more. He asked why the nurse had been removed and was told, amazement, that there never was such a picture hanging on the wall. Because it attributes his recovery to a particular intervention of the Virgin Mary.
ended the war is part of Sardinia, the works of Tirso and construction of the dam in 1921 to enter the convent of Orissa for the novice. It nourishes the heart a desire.
Verissimo: building, a sign of deep gratitude, a chapel Addolorata. In fact in 1922, under the direction of Giuseppe Cossu mason, they started work. Yet the two of us, along with our sister Sebastiana, working as unskilled workers. Within a month was built and there was a statue of 'Our Lady of Sorrows. The inauguration was a celebration for the entire country. The
31 luglio 1925 parte missionario in Cina insieme ad altri sette e vi resta sino al 1938.
Qurantatre giorni di viaggio per arrivare a Shanghai. Da qui risalirono il fiume Azzurro sino ad Hankow. Dal 7 ottobre viaggiarono in ferrovia sino a Laohokow ed infine, tra mille pericoli, giunsero ad Hingan il giorno 3 novembre, sede della missione.
E' vero che un giorno vostro padre ricevette una sua lettera un pò speciale?
Proprio così. Si figuri che chiedeva di inviargli una cassa con dentro tutto l'occorrente per mettere a dimora una vigna (is serros, su pudone, su serraccu, sa marra...etc), unitamente alle talee di nasco, niedda manan, oloppo e muscadeddu. cosa che nostro padre fece assai volentieri.
Fra Illuminato fece poi rientro final in Sardinia. He stayed first at Cagliari and Oristano. There he died in the Convent of St. Francis April 6, 1975.