Miracle at St. Fort, Chartres, France (1116) The Abbot Orsini wrote: “In the year 1116, a chorister having fallen into the well of Saint Fort, which is in the church of Chartres, was saved by Our Lady. All the time that he was in the well, he heard the angels answering the public prayers which…
Our Lady of Mondevi, Piedmont (1540) Our Lady of Mondevi, also known as the Madonna della Mondevi, is located at Vic, in Piedmont, Italy. There a picture was found upon which a tile-maker had painted and placed on a brick pillar which he had erected for that purpose. This pillar has since been enclosed in…
Our Lady of Oropa, Vercelli, Italy (380) Our Lady of Oropa, near Bielle, in Savoy; this image, of cedar wood, six feet high, is in a chapel which Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Bercelli, caused to be built, about the year 380; he often retired thither during the troubles caused by the Arians. The sanctuary of…
Our Lady of Vivonne, Savoy, France The Abbot Mathieu Orsini wrote: “Our Lady of Vivonne, in Savoy, where a miraculous image is venerated, which was found by a ploughman while preparing his field for the spring planting.” Vivonne is a village in France having a population of somewhat less than 5,000 inhabitants and located about…
Dedication of the Basilica of Our Lady Help of Christians, Turin, Italy, built by St. John Bosco (1868) The vast and magnificent basilica of Our Lady in Turin, Italy, built by Saint John Bosco between 1863 and 1868, was inspired by a dream-vision which he had in October 1844. The Blessed Virgin showed Don Bosco…
Our Lady of Victory, near Senlis, France (1225) The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Dedication of Our Lady of Victory, near Senlis, in the year 1225, by Guarin, Bishop of Senlis, and Chancellor of France. This abbey was built by Philip Augustus, in thanksgiving for the victory which he gained over the Emperor Otho IV, at Bouvines,…
Dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Toledo, Spain (1070) The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Dedication of Our Lady of Toledo, in Spain, about the year 1075, by Bernard, archbishop of that city. This cathedral has a revenue of more than 300,000 livres.” The city of Toledo in Spain was not reconquered until 1085, when…
Our Lady of the Hermits The origin of the celebrated pilgrimage of Our Lady of the Hermits, the Loretto of Helvetia, goes back to the heroic times of Charlemagne. The saint who first inhabited the hermitage of Einsiedeln, was a young lord of Suabia, named Meinrad, belonging to the illustrious family of the counts of…
Our Lady of the Underground, Grand Cairo (12 Century) “Our Lady of the Underground, half a league from Grand Cairo. It is held by tradition that the Blessed Virgin lived for some years in this subterranean chapel.” The Church of Saints Sergius and Bacchus, also known as Abu Serga (the Arab translation of Saints Sergius…
Our Lady of Talan, near Dijon, France Until the twelfth century, the French “Mons de Talant,” located at the gates of Dijon and belonging to the estate of the abbey of Saint-Benigne, was a completely uninhabited place. Considered as if accursed by some, the grounds were given a wide berth and altogether avoided. To others…