From the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon one feels Heaven embracing the Earth and laying it in the Heart of Mary. There, Mary shines a glow around dark hearts, transforming a tiny place like Harissa into a refuge for the penitent, a comfort for the sorrowful, a way for wanderers, a guide, and an oasis where weary souls can rest.
The word harissa comes from the word haras, which in Arabic and Hebrew means a sharp blade, knife, any cutting tool, or even a clean edge. And this corresponds to the nature of the hill on which the village stands, baptized "Roueiss" by its inhabitants. Therefore, some historians believe that the ancient Semitic word harissa means roueiss in Arabic, a high and steep hill.
Overlooking Jounieh Bay, the sanctuary was built on a 350-hectare site 650 meters above sea level and 26 kilometers north of Beirut in the Mohafazat of Mount Lebanon. As it borders the village of Daroun, it is part of the Kesrwan house. It is also close to Bkerke, the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate. It is famous for its greenery, the variety of its trees, the abundance and purity of its springs. It's the door to paradise...
On the occasion of the fiftieth commemoration of the dogma of the "Immaculate Conception" proclaimed by His Holiness Pope Pius IX in 1854. was proclaimed, His Beatitude the Maronite Patriarch Elias Hoayek and the Apostolic Nuncio Carlos Duval decided to erect a religious monument to commemorate this event.
According to Father Henri Jalabert sj, Lucien Cattin, then chief priest of the Jesuits in the Middle East, suggested erecting a large statue of the Virgin that could be seen from afar, which would illustrate the Lebanese people's devotion and attachment to Mary.
After the Patriarch and Nuncio consulted bishops, priests, monks and lay people, the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon was baptized and the project started.
After consultation with engineers who were authorities in the area, a site on the hill of Harissa called "the rock" was chosen for the construction of the sanctuary, and the implantation phase was completed. Committees began raising funds to carry out the project. The generosity of the Lebanese people reflected their love for Mary.
After negotiations, Mr. Francis Yaacoub sold the land to the Patriarchate for the symbolic sum of fifty Ottoman pounds.
The foundation stone was laid in October 1904, but work was interrupted for various reasons; One was the fear that the earth would not be able to support a monument of this size.
In 1907 Patriarch Hoayek and Mons. Fridiano Giannini, the new Apostolic Nuncio, resumed work and made some adjustments to the project, such as expanding the west side of the sanctuary.
To ensure that construction was carried out properly, a deed was signed in 1906 with a contractor as the first party and the experienced master craftsman Ibrahim Makhlouf (of Ain el Rihaneh) as the second party. The statue was erected in 1907.
It is good to remember that Father Chucrallah Khoury, Superior of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries, was the Patriarch's right hand in directing and implementing the project from the very beginning. He was elected Father Superior of the Congregation after the election of Father Youssef Moubarak as Bishop of the Diocese of Saida.
With the help of the Apostolic Herald, and in particular Father Pere, Secretary of the Herald, and Cattin, Father Superior of the Jesuits, the Patriarch managed to overcome the financial problem - arising from the scale and cost of the project - by writing a letter to the "Wakfs" Maronites and charities asking them to pay a pre-agreed amount to be collected by Father Chucrallah Khoury.
The construction of the sanctuary and the statue cost about 50,000 French francs in gold, donated by the faithful; including a French woman who wished to remain anonymous and made a contribution of 16,000 francs. The land was offered by the Maronite Patriarch and Nuncio.
In accordance with his last wish, Bishop Duval's body was transferred from Beirut to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon. On the western wall of the sanctuary is a marble plaque engraved with the story of the event in Latin, in gratitude for Duval's love for the Virgin and his passion for her sanctuary in Lebanon.
In order to erect such a monument, a pharaonic decree (decree of the sultan) had to be issued, which declared the approval of the then ruling Ottoman authorities. Mount Lebanon “Mutassaref”, Mouzher Bacha, sent a telegram asking for Istanbul's approval and, almost miraculously, received a positive reply only a few hours later.
In early 1908 the shrine and pedestal for the statue were executed under the supervision of Father Chucrallah Khoury, who was officially appointed by the Patriarch to be in charge of the project. Shortly thereafter, the statue of Our Mother Mary was erected, whose inauguration took place on May 3, the first Sunday of that month.
At 10:00 a.m. Mons. Giannini began the opening ceremony with prayers and then blessed the shrine and statue, giving thanks to God for a feat that would nourish and develop royal faith. The devout gathering was informed of His Holiness Pope Pius X's message to extend heavenly blessings to all who have contributed to the implementation of the project or to those present at the opening ceremony.
Among the guests were Lebanese Brigadier Barbar Beik El Khazen, Representative of Mount Lebanon "Moutassaref" Youssef Franco Bacha and His Excellency Habib Beik Bitar, "Ca'im-macam" of Caza de Kesrwan, as well as a large crowd of faithful and visitors .
The ceremony was followed by Holy Mass, celebrated by Patriarch Hoayek, Bishops, Superiors General, representatives of Eastern and Western Church communities and many priests.
During his homily, the Patriarch highlighted the Lebanese people's love and devotion to Mary, asking for her protection and tireless intercession. At the end of the Mass he led a solemn procession through the sanctuary carrying the icon of the Blessed Virgin. He declared the first Sunday of May to be the Feast of Our Lady of Lebanon.
Administration of the sanctuary
After the opening ceremonies, as mentioned in Article 4 of the charter registered at Bkerke on January 18, 1907, the Maronite Patriarch and Apostolic Nuncio officially entrusted the administration of the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon through its Superior General to the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries, Fuss. Youssef Moubarak, at the Enunciator's headquarters in Harissa.
It was not long before additional land was acquired to improve the facilities dedicated to the service of the faithful and visitors, and gradually the sanctuary became what it is today, an international place of worship.
Under the statue of Mary, the Mother of God, an 8 x 8 m chapel was built with a capacity for 100 people. It was designed by the famous French architect Gio.
Next to the square stone altar stands the wooden statue of Mary, Mother of Light (who toured almost all Lebanese cities in 1954). A cedar and bunches of grapes are engraved in the center of the tabernacle. The stained glass windows are decorated with the symbols of the consecrated host, grapes and ears of wheat.
The seven-part bronze statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is 8.5 m high and 5 m in diameter; it weighs 15 tons and is painted white for added splendor and splendour. It was made in Lyon (France) under the supervision of Mr. Durenne, who escorted him to the port of Beirut at the end of July 1906.
The 20 meter high base of the statue has the shape of a tree trunk carved from natural stone. The lower diameter is 64 m and the upper one is 20 m. A staircase of 104 steps was built to reach the top of the statue. (A drawing of the statue and its pedestal by the famous painter Daoud Corm is kept in the basilica.)
In 1956, a tent made of plastic and wood was erected on the west side of the entrance to the Shrine to receive the increasing number of believers and visitors to Mass, especially in the month of May.
As a result, on the occasion of the sanctuary's golden jubilee, it was decided to build a larger church to accommodate the large crowd of worshipers.
On May 31, 1970, the cornerstone of the future basilica was laid by His Beatitude the Maronite Patriarch Paul-Pierre Meouchy in the presence of the then Lebanese President Charles Helou and his Prime Minister Rachid Karame, ministers and deputies, Orthodox and Catholic bishops and numerous faithful .
From the beginning, Patriarch Meouchy entrusted the management and execution of the basilica to the Lebanese Maronite missionaries through his superior, Father Sassine Zeidan. He was assisted by an Executive Committee formed in late 1968 after a meeting between Patriarch Meouchy and Father Sassine Zeidan.
This commission was composed of Father Sassine Zeidan (President), Lebanese Missionary, Father Youssef Andary, Architect Adib Sader (Secretary), Pharmacist Cesar Chalhoub, Engineer Emile Kayssar (Director General of the Ministry of Public Works), Joseph Salhab (Director General of the Ministry of Tourism), Architect François Chemaly (Mayor of the Municipality of Daroun-Harissa) and Fouad Boulos (President of the Harissa Teleferic Council).
This committee worked to secure the informational, financial, architectural, and logistical aspects of the project in order to begin construction. Architects were invited for detailed drawings and plans.
In order to select the best project, Patriarch Meouchy and Nuncio Alfredo Bruniera set up an arbitration commission composed of the Nuncio himself, Father Sassine Zeidan representing Patriarch Meouchy and five important architects: Georges Maroun, President of the Order of Engineers and Architects, Henri Eddé , former President of the Order of Engineers and Architects, Mitri Nammar, Director of the Urban Design Department, and two other French architects.
After dropping two of the four projects and hesitating between the proposals of either José Husseini or Pierre Khoury, the commission voted four to three in favor of the latter.
The work continued uninterrupted even in the most difficult moments. After the initial leveling of the site, the foundations were completed in June 1971, the walls and esplanade were erected, and the rest of the work continued.
Engineer Louis Cordahi did some of the work, but most of it was done by Engineer Mouin Aoun and his team, who—armed with faith and perseverance and on behalf of Father Paul Najm, the Superior General of the Missionaries—managed to build a skyscraper build a ceiling in the shape of a Phoenician boat with curved beams 64 m long. To execute this piece, the engineers had to consult two French companies: one to oversee the assembly of the scaffolding and another to help design and assemble the huge front glass façade.
Algeria
Our Lady of Africa, Algiers
Andorra
Our Lady of Meritxell
Argentina
Our Lady of Lujan, Lujan, Province of Buenos Aires
Our Lady of the Rosary of San Nicolás, San Nicolás de los Arroyos
Unsere Liebe Frau von Itatí, Itatí, Corrientes
Australia
St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney
Shrine of Our Lady of Yankalilla, South Australia
Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Penrose Park, New South Wales
Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians, Canungra, Queensland
Austria
Maria Plain Basilica, Bergheim, Salzburg
Maria Schmolln, district of Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria
Maria Taferl, district of Melk, Lower Austria
Mariatrost Basilica, Graz, Styria
Basilika Mariazell, Mariazell, Steiermark
Marienbasilika Absam, Absam, Tirol
Belgium
Our Lady of Banneux in Banneux, Liège
Our Lady of Beauraing in Beauraing, Namur
Holy Virgin in Halle, Flemish Brabant
Our Lady of Lourdes in Oostakker, East Flanders
Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, Flemish Brabant
Basilica of Our Lady, Tongeren, Limburg
Our Lady of Tongre, in Tongre-Notre-Dame, Hainaut
Bolivia
Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, Copacabana
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our Lady of Medjugorje in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our Lady of Olovo in Olovo
Brazil
Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparecida
You have
Our Lady of Combermere in Ontario
Shrine of the Queen of the Holy Rosary in Ajax, Ontario
Church of Our Lady of Czestochowa in London, Ontario
Notre Dame du Cap in Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec
Chile
Our Lady of Andacollo, Andacollo
China
Our Lady of China in Donglu
The Virgin of Sheshan, Help of Christians in Sheshan
Our Lady of Fortune near Guiyang, China
The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Longtian
The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Qingyang
Colombia
Our Lady of Las Lajas, Department of Nariño
Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Department of Boyacá
Costa Rica
Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago
Croatia
Our Lady of Marija Bistrica in Marija Bistrica
Our Lady of Trsat in Rijeka
Our Lady of Sinj in Sinj
Our Lady of Voćin and Voćin
Our Lady of Aljmaš in Aljmaš
Our Lady of Gorica and Baška, island of Krk
Our Lady of Remete in Remete
Nossa Senhora de Kloštar em Slavonski Kobaš
Because
Our Lady of Charity, El Cobre, near Santiago de Cuba
Cyprus
Mosteiro Kykkos
Czech Republic
Pilgrimage Basilica of the Visitation, Hejnice
Dominican Republic
Nossa Senhora de Altagracia (Our Beloved Lady of Altagracia),[2] in Higuey, La Altagracia, Dominican Republic.
Ecuador
National Shrine of Our Lady of El Cisne (Our Lady of the Swan)
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Presentation of El Quinche, El Quinche, Pichincha Province
Egypt
our lady of assiut
Our Lady of Warraq
Our Lady of Zeiton, Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in the Coptic Orthodox Church.
France
Ablain Saint Nazaire: Our Lady of Lorette
Agde: Our Lady of the Knees
Albi: Our Lady of Drèche
Amiens: Notre Dame Cathedral
Angoulême: Our Lady of Obezine
Annecy: Basilica of the Visitation
Antras: Our Lady of the Snows
Arras: Our Lady of Burning
Avioth: Our Lady of Avioth
Azay: Our Lady of the Kneeling
Begrolles-en-Mauges: Abadia von Bellefontaine
Bélestat: Our Lady of the Val d'amour
Blois: Our Lady of the Trinity
Boquen: Monastery of Our Lady of the Life-giving Cross
Boulogne-sur-Mer: Our Lady of Boulogne
Cambrai: Our Lady of Cambrai
Chartres: Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres
Châtillon St. Jean (26): Mosteiro de Notre Dame
Clermont-Ferrand: Clermont-Ferrand Cathedral
Clermont Ferrand: Our Lady of Porto
Cotignac
Dému: Shrine of Our Lady of Bernet in Dému
Douvres la Délivrande: Unsere Liebe Frau von Délivrande
Err: Our Lady of Err
Ferrières: Our Lady of Bethlehem
Fontgombault: Abtei Notre Dame
Friesenheim: Notre Dame de Neunkirch
Fronville: Our Lady of the Good News
Grignan: Abbey of Our Lady of Aiguebelle
Honfleur: Our Lady of Graces
Bouchard Island: Our Lady of Prayer
Issoudun: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
La Blachere: Our Lady of Good Help
La Meilleraye-de-Bretagne: Abadia von Notre-Dame de Melleray
Landevenec: Our Lady of Folgoat
Lanrivain: Our Lady of Guiaudet
La Salette: Our Lady of La Salette
The Trinity: Our Lady of Laghet
Le Folgoet: Our Lady of Folgoet
Le Faou: Our Lady of Rumengol
Laus: Our Lady of Laus
Le Puy-en-Velay
Lescure: Our Lady of the Visitation
Liesse: Our Lady for our joy
Lille: Our Lady of the Espalier
Lourdes: Our Lady of Lourdes
Lyon: Our Lady of Fourviere
Modane: Our Lady of Charmaix
Monaco: Virgin Mary Immaculate
Lure: Notre Dame de Lure lures with a youth camp
Maisnière: Our Lady of the Oak
Marciac: Our Lady of the Cross
Marsan: Our Lady of Peace
Marsanne: Our Lady of Fresneau
Mauriac: Our Lady of Miracles
Monetiers les Bains: Our Lady of Mount Tabor
Montaigut: Our Lady of Aleppo
Montautotour: Our Lady of the Rock
Montfort sur Meu: St. Louis-Marie de Montfort
Montligeon: Our Lady of Montligeon
Myans: Our Lady of Myans
Neuilly: Our Lady of Good Deliverance
Noiretable: Our Lady of the Hermitage
Villefranche-de-Rouergue: Our Lady of the Thirteen Stones
Ollioules: Our Lady of Fortune
Orcival: Our Lady of Orcival
Orleans: Our Lady of Miracles
Paris: The Miraculous Medal, Rue du Bac
Paris: Our Lady of Paris
Paris: Our Lady of Victories
Pellevoisin: "Mary, Mother of Mercy"
Penne d'Agenay: Our Lady of Peyragude
Perros-Guirec: Our Lady of Clarity
Pfaffenheim: Notre Dame du Schauenberg
Phalsbourg: Our Lady of Bonnefontaine
Plancherine: Abbey of Our Lady of Tamié
Plancoet: Our Lady of Nazareth
Pontmain: Notre-Dame de Pontmain
Pugny: Convent of Our Lady of Unity
Quezac: Our Lady of Quezac
Reims: Reims Cathedral
The Testament of Saint Remi
Reiningue: Abbey of Our Lady of Oelenberg
Ribeauville: Our Lady of Dusenbach
Rocamadour: the maiden of majesty
Rodez (La Primaude): Our Lady of Ceignac
Ronchamp: Our Lady seen from above
Rostrenen: Our Lady of the Dornbusch
Holy Canopy: Our Lady of Peace
Florent the Elder: Our Lady of Marillais
Saint Laurent du Pont: Convent of Our Lady of the Burning Bush
Saint-Laurent-les-Bains: Abbey of Our Lady of the Snows
Saint Laurent sur Sèvre: Basilika Saint Louis Marie de Montfort
Saint Martin of Belleville: Our Lady of Life
Saint Omer: Our Lady of Miracles
Auray: Saint-Anne d'Auray
Saint Romain d'Ay: Our Lady of Ay
Sari-Solenzara: Monastery of the Glorious Ascension
Saumur: Our Lady of Ardilliers
Saxony-Sion: Our Lady of Sion
Soligny: Abbey of Trappe
Strasbourg: Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg
Thiezac: Our Lady of Consolation
Thorame: Our Lady of the Flower
Valenciennes: Our Lady of the Holy Cordon
Besses en Chandesse: Our Lady of Vassivière
Venasque: Our Lady of Life
Verdelais: Our Lady of Verdelais
Verdun: Verdun Cathedral
Violot: Our Lady of the Forest (Haute Marne)
Vion: Our Lady of the Oak
Vitreous body: Abbey of Our Lady of Acey
Wissembourg: Notre Dame de Weiler
Deutschland
Marian shrine in Aachen Cathedral. This church, often called Kaiserdom, is a Roman Catholic church in Aachen.
Chapel of Grace in Altoetting, Bavaria. The first miracles attributed to prayer to the Virgin Mary at this shrine are believed to have taken place in 1489.
Chapel of Grace in Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia, location of a "Praise Image" of St. Mary since the Thirty Years' War.
Gibraltar
Our Lady of Europe at Europa Point, the southernmost point in Western Europe. A Marian shrine has stood on the site since 1462.
Greece
Our Lady of Tinos, Tinos island, patron saint of Greece.
Panagia Tripiti, Stadt Aigio, Peloponeso
Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain, Mount Athos, Greece, Our Lady's Garden is [clarification needed] forbidden to all other women.
holy ground
The Basilica of the Annunciation in Nazareth.
The Church of the Dormition on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher of the Virgin Mary in the Garden of Gethsemane in Jerusalem
The Church of the Milk Grotto of the Virgin Mary in Belém
In the event that
Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Perambur (Chennai - Tamil Nadu)
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Chinnathurai, Tamil Nadu
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni, Tamil Nadu
Poondi Matha Bascillica, Poondi, Tamil Nadu
Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Villianur, Puducherry
Our Lady of Lourdes, Pudur Shrine, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
National Shrine of Our Lady of Salvation, Vallarpadam, Cochin, Kerala
Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows, Thrissur, Kerala
Basílica de Nossa Senhora das Neves (Manjumatha), Pallipport, Pallippuram, Ernakulam, Kerala
Korattymuthy Our Lady with Poovan Bananas, Shrine of Hail Mary, Koratty, Kerala
Forane Church of St Mary, Chalakudy, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Chalakudy, Kerala
Basilica of Our Lady of the Snows, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu
Our Lady of Remedies, Vasai, Maharashtra
Church of Our Lady of Bandel, Chinsurah, West Bengal
Nossa Senhora da Areia, Sokkankudieruppu, Tamil Nadu
Our Lady of the Snows Kallikulam (Church of Our Lady of the Snows, Kallikulam), Tamil Nadu
Nossa Senhora de La Salette, Maravapatty Pudur, Salethmatha in Tamil, Tamil Nadu
Shrine of Our Lady of Health, Hyderabad
Our Lady of the Mountain, Bandra-Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Igreja Nossa Senhora de Mahim, Mumbai (Maharashtra)
Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Seminary Hill, Nagpur (Maharashtra)
Gunadala Marymatha, 'Igreja de Santa Maria', Vijayawada', Andhra Pradesh
Santuario Nirmalagiri Marymatha, Nirmalagiri (Gowripatnam), Andhra Pradesh
Goavari Marymatha-Schrein, Vegeswarapuram, Andhra Pradesh
Santuário Allipalli Mariamatha, Allipalli, Andhra Pradesh
HARIHAR MATHA HEILIGTUM, HARIHAR, KARNATAKA, INDIEN
Church of Santa Maria Meenangadi
Ireland
The Basilica of Our Lady Queen of Ireland in Knock, Ireland
Italy
Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, Heimat der Ikone Salus Populi Romani
Saint Mary of the Third Millennium at the Three Wells, Rome[5]
Sanctuary and Sacred Mount of Oropa, Biella, Piedmont
Sanctuary of Barbana, Grado, Friuli Venezia Giulia
Sanctuary of Macereto, Monti Sibillini National Park, Marche
Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rom
Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria, Cagliari, Sardinia
Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeii, Pompeii, Campania
Sanctuary of the Holy House, Loreto, Marche
Shrine of Our Lady of Montallegro, Rapallo, Liguria
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Miracles, Motta di Livenza, Veneto
Wallfahrtskirche Santa Maria del Fonte, Caravaggio, Lombardei
Japan
Our Lady of Akita, Akita, Japan
Korea
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Gamgok, Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong-gun in North Chungcheong Province
Lebanon
Our Lady of Bechouat, a Marian Shrine in the Beqaa Valley, Lebanon.
Our Lady of Bekaa, a Marian shrine in Zahlé, Lebanon, overlooking the Bekaa Valley.
Our Lady of the Waterfall, a Marian shrine in Jezzine, Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon, a Marian shrine in Harissa, Lebanon
Our Lady of Light, a Lady Chapel in Center Ville, Beirut, Lebanon
Monument to Our Lady of Lourdes, Ain Ebel, Lebanon
Our Lady of Mantara, a Marian shrine in Maghdouche, Lebanon
Our Lady of Miziara, Mother of Mercy, Zgharta, Lebanon
Our Lady of Nourieh, a Marian shrine and monastery on Theoprosopon in Hamat, Lebanon.
Our Lady of the Wind, Enfeh, Lebanon
Lithuania
Our Lady of the Gates of Dawn in Vilnius, Lithuania
Pivasiunai, Lithuania
Siluva, Lithuania
Trakai, Lithuania
Žemaičių Kalvarija, Lithuania
Malta
Our Lady of Consecration, Girgenti area, Siġġiewi
Nossa Senhora de Borg in Nadur, Borg in Nadur, Qajjenza, Birżebbuġa
Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta
Former Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Birżebbuġa
Parish Church of the Annunciation, Tarxien
Parish Church of the Annunciation, Balzan
Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ħamrun
Pfarrkirche Maria Regina, Marsa
Pfarrkirche Mount Carmel, Fgura
Mount Carmel Parish Church, Flower of Light, Birkirkara
Parish Church of Monte Carmelo, Island
Mount Carmel Pfarrkirche, Balluta Bay, St. Julian's
Parish Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Guardamangia, Pietà
Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto, Ghajnsielem
Parish Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Paola
Parish Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, San Ġwann
Parish Church of Our Lady of Porto Salvo, Valletta
Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, St Paul's Bay
Pfarrkirche Sacred Heart of Mary, Burmaradd
Pfarrkirche St. Marien, Dingli
Igreja Paroquial de Santa Maria, Għaxaq
Pfarrkirche Santa Maria, Gudja
Pfarrkirche Santa Maria, Mġarr
Parish Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Sliema
Roundabout of Santa Maria, Mosta
St. John's Church Marien, Mqabba
Pfarrkirche St. Marien, Qrendi
Pfarrkirche St. Marien, Birkirkara
Pfarrkirche St. Maria, Attard
Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ħamrun
Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ta' L-Ibrag
Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompey, Marsaxlokk
Church of Our Lady of Angels, Baħar i-hàgàc, Naxxar
Church of Our Lady of Liesse, Valletta
Church of Our Lady of Mensija, Mensija, San Juan
Church of Our Lady of Mercy, Bir id-Deheb
Church of Our Lady of Montserrat, Birgu
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Żejtun
Church of Our Lady of Victory, Birkirkara
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Msida, Malta
Kapelle der Unbefleckten Empfängnis, Bengģisa, Birżebbuġa
Igreja de Santa Maria de Bubaqra, Żurrieq
Igreja de Santa Maria de Ħal-Muxi, Zebbu
Church of Our Lady of Filfla, Filfla Island near Żurrieq
Church of Our Lady of Girgenti, Siġġiewi
Church of Our Lady of the Stone, Gzira
Church of Our Lady of Herb, Birkirkara
Church of Our Lady of Payments, Qormi
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mdina
Church of Our Lady of Miracles, Lija
Church of Our Lady of Samra, Hamrun
Church of Nossa Senhora das Neves, Delimara [disambiguation needed]
Chapel of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Blata l'Bajda
Church St. Mary of Pay, Zejtun
Shrine of Our Lady of Ghar, Rabat
Shrine of Our Lady of Pinu, Gharb, Gozo
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mellieħa in Mellieħa
Kirche Maria Child, Senglea
Igreja de Maria Bambina, Naxxar
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Cospicua
The Shrine of Our Lady of Graces, Żabbar
Church of Maria Bambina Imtahleb - Victoria
Church of the Unreflected Empty - A Conceição L/O Rabat
Church of the Immaculate Conception - Palazzo Gomerino L/O Rabat
Church of; Santa Maria Valley Virtu', Victoria
Church of; Santa Maria (Ta Duna) Victoria
Church of the Annunciation (The Annunciation) Victoria
Church of the Nativity of; Maria (da Cruz) Vitoria
Church of the Nativity of Our Lady (Ta' Qasha') Victoria
Church of Santa Maria de Jesus (Ta'Giezu) Victoria
Malaysia
Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health (Annai Vailankanni) Kampung Pandan Kuala Lumpur
Mexico
The Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Mexico
Basilika von San Juan de los Lagos in San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexiko
Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Zapopan, Jalisco
Montenegro
Our Lady of the Rocks, Perast
Netherlands
Our Lady of the Sea Star, Maastricht
Our Lady Sweet Mother, 's-Hertogenbosch, St. John's Cathedral
Our Lady of Handel, Handel
The Lady of All Nations, Amsterdam
Our Lady Riches of Delights, Oirschot
Basilica of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Sittard
Our Lady in Peril, Heiloo
Our Lady of the Closed Garden, Warfhuizen
Our Lady under the Limes, Uden
Our Lady of Ommel, Ommel
Our Lady under the Limes, Espinho
Our Lady of Friesland, Schalkhaar
Nossa Senhora de Oud Zevenaar, Oud Zevenaar
Our Lady of Bolsward, Bolsward
Our Lady of Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden
Our Lady ter Weeghe, Haastrecht
Our Lady of the Sands, Roermond
Our Lady of Schilberg, Royal
Our Lady of Haarlem, Haarlem
Our Lady of Elders, IJsselstein
Our Lady in the Oak, Meerveldhoven
Nossa Senhora de Aarle-Rixtel, Aarle-Rixtel
Nicaragua
Saint Francis of Cuapa
Leon Cathedral (Nicaragua)
Pakistan
National Marian Shrine, Mariamabad
Filipinas
Virgin of the Remedies of Pampanga, Patroness of Pampanga, Archdiocese of Pampanga, Archdiocese of San Fernando, San Fernando, Pampanga
National Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, Our Lady of Covadonga, Queen of the Holy Trinity Rosary, (Parochial Church of San Jose, Poblacion, La Trinidad, Benguet)
Our Lady Mary Mediatrix of All Graces, Carmelite Monastery Church, Lipa City, Batangas
The Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay Archdiocese, Taal, Batangas
The Small Basilica of Our Lady of the Visitation of Piat, Piat, Cagayan
Small Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia, City of Naga, Camarines Sur
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Salvation, Joroan, Tiwi, Albay
Small Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Malolos, Bulacan
Shrine of Mary Queen of Peace (EDSA Shrine), Mandaluyong City
Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Manila
Archbishop's Shrine of Our Lady of Loreto, Sampaloc, Manila
Shrine of the Archdiocese of Nuestra Señora de Guia, Hermitage, Manila
Our Lady of Peñafrancia de Manila, Paco, Manila
Basilica of Our Lady of Manaoag, Manaoag, Pangasinan
National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, Allotment Viver Melhor, City of Parañaque
National Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, City of Parañaque
Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Pasig City
National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, New Manila, Quezon City
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Mercy, Novaliches, Quezon City
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila (Church of Santo Domingo), Quezon City
National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Quezon City
National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage, City of Antipolo, Rizal
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Aranzazu, San Mateo, Rizal
Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Abandoned, City of Marikina
Nossa Senhora do Pilar, Fort Pilar, Stadt Zamboanga, Zamboanga, Südafrika
National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Marulas, City of Valenzuela
Our Lady of Charity, Berg
Assumption, Santa Maria
Our Lady of Good Success, Cathedral Parish of Santo André, Paraná
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Parish Church, Dasmariñas, Cavite
National Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette, Biga II, Silang, Cavite
Our Lady of Solitude from Porta Vaga, Church of San Roque Cavite City. *Basilica of Our Lady of Charity, Agoo, La Union
Poland
Eine Madona Negra de Częstochowa no Mosteiro de Jasna Góra, Częstochowa, Poland
The Shrine of Our Lady of Lichen in Licheń Stary, Poland
Kodeń, The Shrine of Our Lady of Kodeń, Poland
Różanystok, The Shrine of Our Lady of Różanystok, Poland
Brdów, the Shrine of the Victoriaus of Our Lady of Brdów, Poland
Stoczek Klasztorny, Shrine of Our Lady of Stoczek, Poland
Basilika des Omnimediator All Glory, Niepokalanów
Basilika Maria Himmelfahrt in Krzeszów, Krzeszów, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien
Marian shrines in Poland
Location
Church
relic or object
bardo
Church of the Visitation of Our Lady. Redemptorists
12th-century sculpture of Our Lady crowned 3 July 1966. (abp Bolesław Kominek)
Bedkow
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Icon of the Będkow Mother of God from the 15th century.
Biechowo
Church of the Immaculate Conception Paulistas
15th-century icon of Our Lady of Joy MB, crowned 12 September 1976. by (Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński)
old mud
Church of the Immaculate Conception
16th-century icon of Our Lady, crowned 1977.
Bochnia
Church of Saint Nicholas
Icon of Our Lady from the 15th-16th centuries Century, crowned in 1931.
Borek Stari
Monastery of the Assumption
Painting by MB Borkowska with the child crowned August 15, 1919
Portugal
Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal
Shrine of Our Lady of Sameiro in Braga, Portugal
Shrine of Our Lady of Lapa in Sernancelhe, Portugal
Shrine of Our Lady of Good Health, Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal
Romania
Shrine of the Comforter of the Afflicted Mary, Șumuleu Ciuc
Russia
Igreja Fjodorowskaja, Jaroslawl
Rwanda
Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows, Kibeho
Slovakia
Marianka, Distrito de Malacky
Serbia
Đunis Monastery, Đunis, Central Serbia
Mosteiro de Krušedol, Fruška Gora, Provinz Vojvodina
Kloster Studenica, Zentralserbien
South Africa
Fort Marian Sanctuary, KwaZulu-Natal
Slovenia
The national shrine of Mary Help of Christians in Brezje
Virgin Mary with a cloak - the protector of Ptujska Gora
Church of Our Lady of Piety in Zaplaz
Basilica of Saint Mary, Mother of God in Sveta Gora
Basilica of the Visitation in Petrovče
Spain
The Sanctuary of Chandavila, in La Codosera, Extremadura
The Sanctuary of the Black Virgin of Montserrat in Montserrat, Catalonia
The Shrine of Our Lady of Covadonga, in the Picos de Europa, Asturias
The Sanctuary of Santa Maria de Guadalupe in the province of Caceres, Extremadura
The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, Zaragoza, Aragon
The Shrine of Our Lady of Rocío, Andalusia
The Basilica and Shrine of Our Lady of Candelaria, Tenerife, Canary Islands
The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Garabandal in the Cantabrian Mountains
The Shrine of Our Lady of Umbe, in Laukiz, near Bilbao, Biscay
The Benedictine Sanctuary of Valvanera in La Rioja
The Basilica of Begoña in Bilbau
Sri Lanka
Basilica of Our Lady of Lanka in Tewatte, Ragama
Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu in Mannar District
Shrine of Our Lady of Matara in Matara
Switzerland
Shrine of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, Einsiedeln
Madonna del Sasso, Orselina
Syria
Monastery of Our Lady of Saidnaya, Saidnaya
Peru
The House of the Virgin Mary in Ephesus, Turkey is said to be the place where Mary was abducted by Saint John and lived until the Ascension
Mary's Church in Ephesus, Turkey, where the Council of Ephesus (the Third Ecumenical Council) was held in 431
Life-giving spring in Istanbul, a famous spring associated with the healing powers of the Theotokos, whose festival is celebrated on the Friday after Easter.
Ukraine
Dzhublyk, Transcarpathian Oblast
Pochayiv Lavra in Ukraine
The Basilica of Most Holy Theotokos in Zarvanytsia, Ukraine
Great Britain
Ladyewell Shrine: St Mary's in Fernyhalgh and Ladyewell - The Shrine of Our Lady and the Martyrs, Fulwood, Lancashire, England
Our Lady of Ipswich in Ipswich, England
Anglican Shrine and Roman Catholic "National Shrine" of Our Lady of Walsingham in Walsingham, England[6]
Shrine of Our Lady of Egmanton in Egmanton, Nottinghamshire, England
Our Lady of the Candle in Cardigan, Wales
Shrine of Our Lady of Caversham near Reading in Berkshire
Shrine of Our Lady, Bradstowe
Shrine of Our Lady in Penrhys, Wales
Shrine of the Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the Child Jesus and St Joseph's Catholic Church, Bedford, England
Our Lady of Doncaster in Doncaster, England
Our Lady of Westminster in Westminster Cathedral, London
Anglican Church and Original Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden, Willesden, London
Roman Catholic Church and Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden, Willesden, London
Church and Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory (also known as 'Church of the Assumption' and 'Warwick Street Church'), London
USA
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Basilica of the National Shrine of; in Baltimore, Maryland
Shrine and Caves of the Black Madonna, Jefferson County, Missouri
Blessed Virgin Mary, Shrine of; in the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, San Francisco, California
National Shrine of Maria Santissima Colina, Auxiliadora, Basilica of; in Erin, Wisconsin
Immaculate Conception, Basilica of the National Shrine of; in Washington, D.C
Immaculate Heart of Mary, National Shrine of the Blue Army; in Washington, New Jersey (see Blue Army of Our Lady of Fatima#Blue Army Shrine)
Maria Queen of the Universe Sanctuary, Nationales von Heiligtum; in Orlando, Florida
Necedah Shrine, a forbidden Marian shrine in Necedah, Wisconsin.
Basilica of Our Lady of Consolation and National Shrine in Carey, Ohio
Our Lady of Czestochowa, national shrine of; in Doylestown, Pa
Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Franklin Furnace, Ohio
Our Lady of Good Help, Heiligtum von; brown county, wisconsin
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Shrine of; in LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Our Lady of the Island, Heiligtum von; in Manorville, New York
Our Lady of La Salette, National Shrine of; in Attleboro, Massachusetts
Our Lady of Lebanon, National Shrine of; North Jackson, Ohio
Our Lady of Loreto in Goliad, Texas
Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland
Abbey of Our Lady of Lourdes Belmont, Charlotte, North Carolina.http://belmontabbeycollege.edu/about/community/
Our Lady of Lourdes, National Shrine of; in Euclid, Ohio
The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is located on the grounds of St. Francis, in St. Francis, Wisconsin
The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes is located on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana
The Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes maintained by the Missionary Association of Mary Immaculate in San Antonio, Texas
Our Lady of Martyrs, Auriesville Shrine, New York (also known as the National Martyrs' Shrine of North America)
Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, National Shrine of; in Perryville, Missouri
Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Nationalheiligtum von; in Middletown, New York
Shrine of Our Lady of Peace in Santa Clara, California
Our Lady of the Emergency Room in New Orleans, Louisiana
Our Lady of the Rocky Mountains in Butte, Montana
The official Our Lady of the Roses, Mary Help of Christians in Bayside, New York
National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows in Belleville, Illinois
Our Lady of Sorrows, Shrine of; in the Rhineland, Missouri
Our Lady of Walsingham für die Episcopal Church, National Shrine for; Grace Church, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Our Sorrowful Mother, National Shrine of; in Portland, Ore
Queen of the Holy Rosary Memorial Shrine (commemorating military veterans) in LaSalle, Illinois
Santa Maria Cathedral in Miami, Florida
Schoenstatt Marian Shrine in Madison, Wisconsin
Uruguay
Kathedrale Basilica of Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, Florida
Venezuela
The Shrine of Our Lady of Bethany in Miranda State, Venezuela
Our Lady of Coromoto, Guanare, Venezuela
Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá, Zulia, Venezuela
Vietnam
Our Lady of La Vang in Quang Tri, Vietnam
Our Lady of Ta Pao in Binh Thuan, Vietnam
Rectors of the Shrine
since 1929 until today
1929 bis 1936
Sport. Francisco Menhem
1936 bis 1942
An. Boulos EL SOKHEN
1942 bis 1945
An. Hanna GHOSEN
1945 bis 1951
Sport. Maroun Andary
1951 bis 1954
An. Boulos EL SOKHEN
1954 bis 1959
Sport. Boutros CHALHOUB & Fr. Elias NOHRA EDDEH
1959 bis 1966
That. Maurice GHATTAS BOUEIZ & Mrs. Elijah NOHRA EDDEH and Mrs. Kamil ANTON
1966 bis 1977
Das. Boulos RENT & Fr. Kamil Anton
1983 bis 1989
Sport. Kamil ANTOUN und Pe. Philippe YAZBECK, Arthur MHANNA, Philippe SEABY
1989 bis 1995
That. Boulos NAJEM and Fr. Younen OBEID, Hannoun Andrews, Kamil Anthony, Maurice Boueiz, Emil Eddeh, Hanni CHLELA, Michel Chebley, Andreh STEPHAN, Elie ANDARY
1995 bis 2001
Sport. Hanni CHLELA and Pe. Boulos NAJEM, Asaad EL BASHA, Ghassan MATTAR, Micehl CHEBLI, Maurice BOUEIZ, Elie ANDARY, Miled SKAYEM, Youhanna charbel BOU ZAKHEM, Jack NKOULAS, Edmond RIZKALLAH, Boulos HABBOUCH, Georges TERES, Georges KEYROUZ.
2001 bis 2004
Fr. Hannoun ANDRAOS and Pe. Georges KEYROUZ, Emile EDDEH, Elias ANDARY, Maroun HAREB, Fady TABET
2004 bis 2007
Sport. Hannoun ANDREWS und Fr. Elias ANDARY, Philippe SEAAYBI, Emile EDDEH, Maroun HAREB, Antoine DERJANI, Sami RACHED, Gaby GEAAGEAA, Chabel HABCI, Youhanna Yechouh ELKHOURY, Sami CHAAYA, Elie ANDRAOS
2007 bis 2013
Sport. Khalil ALWAN & fr. Younen OBEID, Sami RACHED, Antonios BAZOUNY, Saiid IRANY, Youhanna Yechouh EL KHOURY, Elie ANDRAOS
2013 to NOW
fr. Younen OBEID and Pe. Khalil ALWAN, Sami RACHED, Antonios BAZOUNY, Saiid IRANY, Youhanna Yechouh EL KHOURY, Elie ANDARY Habib KALAKECH
FAQs
How do you answer a history question? ›
You will need to identify a key point from a historical issue and provide a relevant explanation in answer to the question e.g. think about using a point of recall and link this with as/because which will then encourage you to provide a relevant explanation linked to answering the question.
What is history answer long answer? ›History is the study of change over time, and it covers all aspects of human society. Political, social, economic, scientific, technological, medical, cultural, intellectual, religious and military developments are all part of history.
What grade is 60 percent in GCSE history? ›If a paper is allocated 120 uniform marks, the range of marks allocated to grade B is 84 to 95 (70% to 79% of 120); for grade C, 72 to 83 (60% to 69% of 120).
What does D * mean in A-Levels? ›This type of qualifications is given a ranked grade, this is because the awarding body recognises that the student has achieved the qualification and recognises highest to lowest levels in performance. The highest-grade being Distinction star and the lowest grade Pass. Possible grades: DS* = Distinction star.
What are the 3 types of history? ›What are the three main branches of history? Political History: The history of political systems. Social History: The history of people and societies. Economic History: The history of the economies and economic processes.
What is history answer in one sentence? ›A history is an account of events that have happened in the past.
Why is history important? ›The Past Teaches Us About the Present
Because history gives us the tools to analyze and explain problems in the past, it positions us to see patterns that might otherwise be invisible in the present – thus providing a crucial perspective for understanding (and solving!) current and future problems.
Studying history helps us understand how events in the past made things the way they are today. With lessons from the past, we not only learn about ourselves and how we came to be, but also develop the ability to avoid mistakes and create better paths for our societies.
What is the best explanation of history? ›"History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well as the memory, discovery, collection, organization, presentation, and interpretation of these events. Historians seek knowledge of the past using historical sources such as written documents, oral accounts, art and material artifacts, and ecological markers.
What GCSE 70%? ›So 70 would be a Grade 6, but 69 would be a Grade 5. The GCSE grade boundaries are now only being released to students on results day, whereas previously they were published in advance.
Is 70% a 7 at GCSE? ›
Grade 7, according to the old system, means scoring a lower grade A. A student who gets grade 7 (lower A) must have scored approximately 70-82 per cent in their examinations. According to the GCSE 2022 grade boundaries, securing grade 7 is considered a pretty decent score.
What GCSE grade is 84%? ›If a paper is allocated 120 uniform marks, the range of marks allocated to grade B is 84 to 95 (70% to 79% of 120); for grade C, 72 to 83 (60% to 69% of 120).
Is C a failing grade? ›A grade of C or better is required to earn a Passed; a C- or below will earn a Not Passed grade. A grade of C- may satisfy many requirements (e.g., General Education, elective) but a Not Passed grade will not earn any credit or satisfy requirements.
What does F+ mean in grades? ›An academic grade given by certain institutions. Slightly better than an F and slightly worse than an E- (or, in most of the US, a D-).
Does E grade mean fail? ›Passing Grade -The grades O, A, B, C, D, E are passing grades. A candidate acquiring any one of these grades in a course shall be declared as pass. And student shall earn the credits for a course only if the student gets passing grade in that course. F Grade -The grade F shall be treated as a failure grade.
What is word history? ›Word history seeks to record where those words came from, how they were used, how they were passed to other cultures, and how they are used in modern times. A study of word origins requires an understanding of the parts of words—namely, their pronunciation and grammar usage.
How many people get 12 9s GCSE? ›Thirteen students achieved 9s in 12 or more GCSEs.
What is history in simple sentence? ›History is the study of the past – specifically the people, societies, events and problems of the past – as well as our attempts to understand them. It is a pursuit common to all human societies.
What is history in simple words essay? ›History is the study of past events leading up to the present day. It is a research, a narrative, or an account of past events and developments that are commonly related to a person, an institution, or a place.
Why history is important in our life essay? ›History gives identity and helps unify people. It gives people a sense of roots and belonging. History teaches people what their forefathers experienced and suffered in the past in order to make their country what it is today. History teaches us about travesties which have occurred in the past, such as the Holocaust.
What is the main point of history? ›
Studying history allows us to observe and understand how people and societies behaved. For example, we are able to evaluate war, even when a nation is at peace, by looking back at previous events. History provides us with the data that is used to create laws, or theories about various aspects of society.
What is history in our life? ›History is the study of past events. We refer to the past when comparing it with the present times and deduce the changes that have taken place. These actions of the past also shape our future actions. Therefore, history plays a vital role in preparing us for the future.
How many people get a * in A level History? ›Just 4.9 per cent of pupils received an A* (down from 5.3 per cent last year), while 22.5 per cent got an A or A*, down from 23.5 per cent. For other subjects, visit our main subject tables page.
What percentage is an A * in A level History? ›If students have over 80% of UMS marks with an average of 90% across A2 modules they are awarded an A*, 80+% is also an A grade, 70-79% offers a B grade, 60-69% is C, 50-59% is D and 40-49% offers you the bottom pass E grade.
How is a * awarded at A level? ›How is the A* awarded? The A* at A Level is awarded to candidates who achieve a grade A on the A Level overall (80%), and who also achieve at least 90% on the uniform mark scale (UMS) across their A2 units.
Is History the hardest A level? ›Despite having one of the highest pass rates at A-Level (98.9%), many students claim History is one of the hardest A-Levels, mainly due to the amount of time and effort needed to commit to it.
Is A level History harder than GCSE? ›A-Level History is much harder than GCSE History – there's more writing, more to remember, and harder content that requires you to be insightful and judicious with every exam question.
Is a 95% grade an A? ›Thus, an A is a 95, halfway between 90 and 100. An A- is a 91.25, halfway between 90 and 92.5.
Is 95% considered an A+? ›Common examples of grade conversion are: A+ (97–100), A (93–96), A- (90–92), B+ (87–89), B (83–86), B- (80–82), C+ (77–79), C (73–76), C- (70–72), D+ (67–69), D (65–66), D- (below 65).