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The statue of Madonna of the Letter - Stele della Madonna della Lettera at the entrance to Messina Harbour.Our Lady of the Letter - Patron Saint of Messina. The statue stands atop a spire at the sea entrance to the harbor at Messina. According to popular legend, the Virgin Mary presented a letter to Messina residents who visited her in Palestine in 42 AD Messina is a harbor city in northeast Sicily, separated from mainland Italy by the Strait of Messina. It’s known for the Norman Messina Cathedral, with its Gothic portal, 15th-century windows and an astronomical clock on the bell tower. Nearby are marble fountains decorated with mythological figures, like the Fontana di Orione, with its carved inscriptions, and the Neptune Fountain, topped by a statue of the sea god