Italy
Basilica
of Saint Mary Major
(Rome)-- This is the third of the Roman patriarchal basilicas; it was founded in
366 and dedicated to Mary in 435. It houses the ‘most celebrated icon’ of
Our Lady “Salus Populi Romani” (Health of the Roman People) which is
attributed to St. Luke.
Holy
House of Loreto –According
to an ancient tradition, the Holy House – where the Word became flesh – arrived
on the hill of Loreto in the thirteenth century. The appearance of the Holy
House of Loreto was identical to the House of the Holy Family, which was missing
from its place of enshrinement in the basilica at Nazareth.
Our
Lady of Loreto
Madonna
of Saint Luke -
Found in the chapel of the Church of Saint Mary Major in Bologna, this ancient
image is venerated as Our Lady of Rome and is probably the most well known of
the images attributed to Saint Luke.
Our
Lady of Perpetual Help
(Rome) - Found at the Church of Saint Alphonsus, this shrine possesses one of
the most famous Marian paintings, a fourteenth-century icon made on walnut wood and
possibly stemming from Crete.
Our
Lady of the Rosary (Pompeii)
– The basilica of Our Lady of Pompeii was consecrated in May 1891. It houses
the portrait of Our Lady of the Rosary in a golden frame.
http://campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/pompei.html
Our Lady of
Tears
(Syracuse )- Between August 29 and September 1, 1953, tears flowed several times
from the eyes of a plaster-cast image depicting the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The Episcopal Conference of Sicily expressed a desire for a shrine to perpetuate
the memory of the prodigy. The crypt was opened on August 28, 1968. It hosts the
original image from which the tears flowed.
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