Don Vittorio Corrado e la Resistenza murazzanese

This essay examines the role of Father Vittorio Corrado, chaplain of the Sanctuary of the Madonna di Hal in Murazzano (Cuneo, Italy), during the Nazi-fascist occupation (1943–1945). By cross-referencing archival records, period press, and literary sources (Beppe Fenoglio, Nuto Revelli), the research reconstructs the events of November 1944, when the priest sheltered fifteen partisans in a hidden underground crypt. The study details the subsequent arrest and miraculous escape of four survivors, analyzing the broader context of the "rebel clergy" (clero ribelle) and their support for the "Giustizia e Libertà" partisan brigades. This work aims to fill a historiographical gap concerning the logistics of the Resistance in the Langhe and the ethical-political choices of the local clergy during the Italian Civil War.