The Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria also known as Our Lady of Fair Winds is a Marian title associated with the Blessed Virgin Mary as Star of the Sea and patron of sailboats. In addition, it is first as
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bonaria, in Cagliari, Sardinia
The Sanctuary on the left and the Basilica on the right
The cupola of the building
Our Lady of Bonaria statue
The Royal, Celestial and Military Order of Our Lady of Mercy and the Redemption of the Captives, also known as the Mercedarians, is a Catholic mendicant order established in 1218 by Peter Nolasco in t
Shrine of Our Lady of Bonaria
…of buildings which include the Basilica of Our Lady of Bonaria, the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bonaria and the monastery which houses the friars of the Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy. The Basilica and the other structures are under the administration of the Mercedarians, a religious order which has overseen the care of the shrine…
Our Lady of Mercy – From the Generalate of the Mercedarian Order.
Peter Nolasco (1189-1256)
The habit of the Mercedarian order.
La Mercè basilica in Barcelona where the Mercedarian mother church, current building built between 1765 and 1775.