Our Lady of Arabia
| Our Lady of Arabia | |
|---|---|
 Depiction of the canonically crowned image | |
| Location | Al Ahmadi, Kuwait |
| Witness | Bishop Teofano Stella, OCD |
| Approval | Pope Pius XII Pope John XXIII |
| Shrine | Our Lady of Arabia Parish, Ahmadi, Kuwait |
Our Lady of Arabia (
On 5 January 2011, the
History
The present image is derived from a 1919 statuary image of Our Lady of Mount Carmel which originated from the Basilica of Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa.
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On Orthodox Christmas, 6 January 1950, the statue was returned to Kuwait for public veneration by the faithful.
In 1954, Kuwaiti soldiers travelled to Rome for the hundredth anniversary of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, and presented another replica of the image at the Parish of Saint Teresa in Rome.[1][dubious – discuss] On 16 September 1954, the same image was brought to Pope Pius XII, who blessed the statue at Castel Gandolfo. In May 1956, Pius XII sent a special candle to the new parish built in Ahmadi, especially chosen by him from that year's Candlemas ceremonies in Rome.[2]
In 1956, Bishop Stella petitioned the
The canonical coronation was further authorised by Pope John XXIII, which occurred on 25 March 1960 via the Papal legate Cardinal Valerian Gracias of Bombay.[2] on 5 January 2011, Pope Benedict XVI approved the patronage by assigning the Marian title was the principal patroness for the Apostolic Vicariates of Kuwait and the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia,[1] which were later renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia[5] and Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.[6]
A smaller replica of the venerated Marian image is also enshrined at the capital city of
The 1919 original image under the devotional title of "Our Lady of the Scapular" remains enshrined at the
Pontifical approbations
- Pope Pius XII – authorised the devotion to the statue on 17 December 1949 at the Apostolic Palace, to which he also consented to be photographed venerating the image. The same pontiff made the Marian title Patroness of the Arabian Peninsula on 25 January 1957 via the papal bull "Regnum Mariæ".[7]
- Archbishop of Bombay, Cardinal Valerian Gracias. The pontifical document was signed by Cardinal Domenico Tardini dated 9 January 1960 and formally notarized by the Guardian Chancellor of Apostolic Briefs, Monsignor Gildo Brugnola.[1]
- Pope Benedict XVI – formally granted a request for audience to the first ambassador of Bahrain on 18 December 2008. He later approved the Marian title as Patroness for the Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia (which was later renamed to Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia) on 5 January 2011.[8]
Cathedral
The king of Bahrain, Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, granted the Roman Catholic community in Bahrain around 9,000 square metres of land in Awali to build a new church.[9][10] The announcement of the news was formally conveyed to the Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Bishop Camillo Ballin on 11 February 2013.[9]
The same monarch later presented a model of the proposed church structure to
References
- ^ a b c d e friargaspar. "Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia |". Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "PERPETUAL NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF ARABIA". www.avona.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "PERPETUAL NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF ARABIA". www.avona.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Holy Spirit Interactive: There's Something About Mary - Our Lady of Arabia". Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Northern Arabia". catholic-hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Southern Arabia". catholic-hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia". www.catholic-church.org. Archived from the original on 13 February 2011.
- ^ "Solemnity of Our Lady of Arabia". www.avona.org. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Welcome to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Arabia, Bahrain". Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ The Cathedral Of Our Lady Of Arabia Bahrain, retrieved 27 April 2022