The Madonna has always been venerated by the people of Vaprio, and miraculous powers were attributed to her after what happened on the night of April 28th, 1945, during the firefight between German troops, Allied forces, and partisans. A column of German soldiers fleeing from Fara Gera d’Adda was intercepted by American tanks near Canonica d’Adda. The Germans took refuge in the fields along the left bank of the Adda River and from there returned fire, terrifying the inhabitants of Canonica, who fled toward Vaprio. Some of the fugitives sought shelter inside the factory, which the German soldiers began to strafe with machine‑gun fire. At dawn the shooting ceased, and only then did the population realize that the very heart of the Madonna had been pierced by a stray bullet. People cried out for a miracle and for the intervention of the Virgin, who had saved the town and those who had taken refuge in the factory. To commemorate the event, a plaque was placed with the inscription: “She offered her Mother’s heart to the enemy’s wrath so that Vaprio might be spared from irreparable ruin.”