European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 05, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cor sic air Peni t in i a former Soldier made a pilgrimage in Vartene to thank god for saying his life while fighting with the French army Mafric a and France during world War ii Young Jacques Cucoli a corsican Soldier was severely Woi ended three times. Each time he swed that if no survived by _ Way of thanks to god for his recovery he would Retura to his native Island  part in the annual procession of penitents. This year he kept his Promise. A -.v-.v?-,-. ---p-.v. Like the hundreds of penitents before him Jacques prayed and fasted " in the Church of Vartene for three Days before the pilgrimage with the arrival of night the procession began. Wearing hooded gowns to insure their anonymity the barefooted penitents plodded laboriously through Che town carrying a heavy Cross along a path strewn with nails their bleeding fact encircled by chains. Some of the penitents weakened by the fasting i faltered or collapsed along the Way frequently dropped the Cross. Except for. Jacques the penitents were unidentified. Only the priest. Monsignor. Yoatta of Vartene knew the men in the  in the evening the procession wound Back to. The Church where it had begun three hours earlier. The penitents fell face Down before the. Altar and made their final prayers of the pilgrimage. Next Day the former Soldier celebrated his resurrection by firing two revolvers into the air in. The traditional corsican manner. For three Days former Soldier Jacques Lucioli prayed fasted in Church of Sai Lone before pilgrimage in gratitude for recovery from Battlefield wounds in 19-42. Taking heavy Cross the hooded and gloved penitents  their three hour night procession. The identity of penitents normally is closely guarded secret. Route was strewn with nails. Weight of the Cross was too much fur this Peni tent who had fasted for three Days. The procession takes place every year. I easy chains dragged Pun Piunt Back. His Bare free titled from the nails thrown in his path. At the end of three hours the pilgrimage slopped in front of the altar inside the corsican Church celebrating ins resurrect Jan in Cor Yichun Lushion Jacques Lucioli fired two revolvers into the air