Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace | |
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Infant Jesus, olive branch, dove | |
Patronage | Peace, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, El Salvador, Maine, Hawaii |
Our Lady of Peace, Mother of Peace, Queen of Peace or Our Lady Queen of Peace is a
is on July 9 in the universal Church except for Hawaii and some churches in the United States, where it is kept on January 24.History
In 1482, Pope Sixtus IV commissioned the construction of the church of Santa Maria della Pace on the foundations of the old Sant'Andrea de Aquarizariis.
There are many papal encyclicals asking Mary to intercede for peace. During the troubled years of
France
The traditional story holds that in the early 1500s in France, a certain Jean de Joyeuse presented the statue as a wedding gift to his young bride, Françoise e Voisins. The statue was known as the "Virgin of Joyeuse", and became a cherished family heirloom.[1]
Around the year 1588, Jean's grandson, Henri Joyeuse, joined the
During the
Excluding its pedestal, the figure of dark hardwood is 11 inches tall, and is fashioned in the Renaissance style of the period. Mary is depicted as a dignified matron, with the Christ Child on her left arm and an olive branch in her right hand.[1]
El Salvador
Tradition holds that in 1682 merchants found an abandoned box on the shore of Mar del Sur in El Salvador. Unable to open it, they tied the box on the back of a donkey and departed to inform the local authorities of their find. When they were passing the parish church, now a cathedral, the donkey laid on the ground. They were then able to open the box and were surprised that it contained an image of Our Lady holding the Christ Child. It is said that a bloody conflict was being fought among inhabitants of the region; when they heard of the marvelous discovery they put down their weapons and immediately ceased fighting. This is why the image was given the title of Our Lady of Peace, whose liturgical celebration is November 21 in memory of its arrival in San Miguel.[2]
St. Oscar Romero, a renowned Salvadoran saint and Bishop, promoted devotion to Our Lady of Peace.
The statue is a dressed wooden carving, with the national shield of El Salvador embroidered on the front of the image's white robe. Our Lady holds a golden palm leaf in memory of the eruption of the
Pope Benedict XV authorized the canonical coronation of the image, which occurred on November 21, 1921.
Patronage
Our Lady of Peace is the patroness of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, founded by
There are three famous statues of Our Lady of Peace located in Paris and Honolulu. The original is a wooden carving located at a convent of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in France. A larger replica in bronze was hoisted above the altar and sanctuary at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, while a third stands on a pedestal outside the cathedral.
The original statue of Our Lady of Peace was
Other shrines
The
The
The chapel at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas, is also dedicated to Our Lady Queen of Peace.[4]
St. Mary, Queen of Peace Basilica is the pro-cathedral of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Major Archeparchy of Trivandrum in Kerala, India.
Queen of Peace Cemetery of the Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre in Old Westbury, New York opened in 2020.[5]
Two Roman titular churches are dedicated to Mary Queen of Peace: Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Ostia Lido and Santa Maria Regina Pacis a Monte Verde.
The prelatic Church of the prelate of Opus Dei is dedicated to Mary Queen of Peace.
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Our Lady of Peace church in Viville, Belgium
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Statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace at the University of Bonn
References
- ^ a b c "The Saga of Our Lady of Peace". Hawaii Catholic Herald. July 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- ^ Cabrera, Silvia (n.d.). "Nuestra Señora de la Paz: Patrona de la Republica el Salvador" (in Spanish). University of Dayton. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-06-22.
- ^ "Yamoussoukro Basilica". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2014-09-18.
- ^ "Service and Chapel Information". St. Edward's University. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ Jones, Bart (2020-09-24). "New Catholic Cemetery Opens" (PDF). Newsday. Long Island, New York. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-21.