Our Lady of Tinos

Our Lady of Tinos (

Marian shrine in Greece. It is located in the town of Tinos on the island of Tinos

The complex is built around a miraculous

and revealed to her the place where the icon was buried. The icon is widely believed to be the source of numerous miracles. It is by now almost completely encased in silver, gold, and jewels, and is commonly referred to as the "Megalócharē" ("[She of] Great Grace") or simply the "Chárē Tēs" ("Her Grace"). By extension the church is often called the same, and is considered a protectress of seafarers and healer of the infirm.

The icon was found on the very first days after the creation of the

St. Luke

the Evangelist, and a nationwide fund collection was carried out for the building of a church to house it.

The church was designed by the architect from Tinos, Efstratios Kalonaris in the Renaissance style and was inaugurated in 1830. Since then it constitutes the major Christian pilgrimage in Greece, akin to Lourdes in France or Fatima in Portugal. The church receives a vast number of donations in silver and gold votives each year; these are auctioned and used for charities.

The church is officially dedicated to the

Virgin Mary (Theotokos) is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church, following the strong tradition of the Aegean Islands

where the Dormition is grandly celebrated in mid-August as the principal summer feast.

The second finding of the icon took place on December 18, 1842, according to the Old Church Orthodox calendar in force until 1924 in Greece, corresponding to 31 December in the current civil calendar.

External links

Official webpage

37°32′33″N 25°09′46″E / 37.5426°N 25.1627°E / 37.5426; 25.1627

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