Our Lady of the Slain, Lorban, Portugal Our Lady of the Slain, also known as Our Lady of the Murdered, is located at a Cistercian monastery in Ceica, near Lorban, in the country of Portugal. It is piously believed that this image was brought directly from heaven to be given to the Abbot John, who…
Our Lady de Gray, France (1602) The shrine of Notre-Dame de Gray, or Our Lady of Gray, is located near Besancon in Northern France near Franche-Comte. The statue of Our Lady of Gray is made of an oak tree from Montaigu, has a black color, and is only 14.5 centimeters tall. It is much honored…
Our Lady of Deliverance, Madrid, Spain Devotion to Mary under the above title is one of the most ancient of all Marian devotions. It was the city of Madrid, in Spain, that became the scene of its popularization. During the Spanish wars which occasioned the people to seek refuge in the New World, a looting…
The Siege of Rhodes. Victory over the Turks by the Knights Hospitaller at Rhodes in 1480 through Our Lady’s intercession. Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, the last remnant of the Holy Roman Empire, fell to the “Scourge of Europe,” the Sultan Mehmet II, in the year 1453. This dire news was almost impossible…
Our Lady of Faith (Notre-Dame-de-Foy, or Notre-Dame-de-Foi) Not far from the small town of Dinant, in the country of Liege near a home belonging to the lord of Celles, two magnificent oaks once grew. One of the two venerable old trees was felled in the year 1609 for lumber by a man named Gilles, a lumberjack.…
Our Lady of Faith (Notre-Dame-de-Foy, or Notre-Dame-de-Foi) In the fields, between the Rondel wood and the road to Rouen Saint Omer, there is a very venerated chapel dedicated to our Lady of Faith. We are assured that this Chapel already existed at the time of the battle of Crecy, as the army of Philip VI of…
Our Lady of Lac Bouchet, Quebec (1920) The Saguenay Fjord is an ancient glacial valley that has been overrun with sea water. In the year 1828 a surveyor, Joseph Bouchette, ventured into the region for the purpose of collecting data for topographical maps. It was during this expedition that he found a suitable site for…
Foundation of Our Lady of Cambron, France (1148) This feast day celebrates the Foundation of Our Lady of Cambron, near Mons, in Hainault, Belgium, by Anselm de Trasigny, lord of Peronne and canon of Soignies, in the year 1148. The abbey of Cambron was founded on the River Blanche and was a daughter house of…
Institution of the Order of Our Lady of Premontre, Lancaster, England, by St. Norbert in the year 1120, after a revelation from Our Lady. The Order of Canons Regular of Premontre, also known as the Premonstratensians, White Canons, or the Norbertines, are a religious order founded at Premontre in 1120 by Saint Norbert, who later…
Our Lady of Safety or of Safe Hiding, Overloon, Holland This title is a very recent one, having originated in World War II, at Overloon, a small town in Holland, lying about midway between Nijmegen and Venlo, about 30 miles south of Arnhem. After the German armies had overrun Holland, a great many young Dutchmen…