Our Lady of Good Health
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Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Our Lady of Vailankanni, is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by devotees. She is said to have appeared twice in the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India
ND de Fourvière ND de Vailankanni
Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Velankanni Main Basilica and Flag during Feast
Velankanni Basilica - Extension - Front View
Nativity of Mary
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The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Nativity of Mary, or the Birth of the Virgin Mary, refers to a Christian feast day celebrating the birth of Mary, mother of Jesus.
Our Lady of Good Health
…to build a church in her honour wherever they could land. The sea became calm, and their ship landed near Vailankanni on 8 September, on the day of St Mary's Feast. To honour their promise, the Portuguese rebuilt the thatched chapel into a stone church. The church was later renovated twice in the early 20th century…
The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary by Giotto, in the Scrovegni Chapel Padua, Italy (c. 1305)
12-century German Nativity of Mary with her father, Joachim, wearing a Jewish hat
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary celebration by Roman Catholic believers in Pune, Maharashtra
Feast of the Nativity of Mary Procession in Mangalore, India