Exam confirmed that blood found in the statue belongs to Gisella Cardia herself, the owner of the image. Faithful absences for fraud and illicit enrichment.
The alleged blood tears of a statue of the Virgin Mary who has attracted pilgrims since 2016 to the Italian town of Trevignano actually coincide with the genetic material of the own owner of the image – The self -proclaimed seer Gisella Cardia, who organized the pilgrimages.
The analysis by the University of Rome Tor Vergata revealed that the red liquid in the statue of the Virgin of Trevignano is human and has natural origin, discarding previous hypotheses that it would be pork or paint blood.
Apparitions and Miracles
Since 2016, Cardia reported Supposed apparitions of Mary and Jesus in the locality to the northwest of Rome. Regularly, she met with her followers for public prayer celebrations. At the center of these meetings was the figure of Our Lady, who occasionally weeping blood tears. Cardia has always emphasized that it was a supernatural phenomenon.
Trevignan cult became too extravagant for the Catholic Church. After an investigation, in March 2024 the responsible bishop prohibited any event public and private religious at the place of the alleged apparitions.
This includes mass celebrations, prayer meetings, pilgrimages and any other activity that could give the impression of ecclesiastical recognition. Shortly thereafter the Vatican followed the example and determined that the blood of the Virgin of Trevignano It was not a miracle.
Judicial Investigation and Legal Defense
The investigation is under the head of Forensic Geneticist Emiliano Giardina, and the official results will be delivered to the investigators on February 28.
Meanwhile, the seer is in the focus of justice. According to reports from the Italian press, the pilgrims accuse it fraud and illicit enrichment. Among other requirements, they want the return of donations made. The DNA test was performed as part of the tax investigations.
Cardia’s lawyer, Solange Marchignoli, argues that the DNA found can be a mixed profile, as her client “touched the statue, kissed her and manipulated“, And maintains that it is necessary to wait for the official results of the expertise before drawing definitive conclusions.
Meanwhile, more reniled faithful cling to miracle theory, arguing: Why would the genetic test proof of any kind of fraud? After all, who knows how the Virgin Mary’s DNA is?
