Stella Maris is an international agency of the Catholic Church that provides pastoral care to seafarers, other maritime workers, and their families.
Apostleship of the Sea
Tom Burns, bishop promoter for the AoS in England and Wales
Our Lady, Star of the Sea
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Our Lady, Star of the Sea is an ancient title for Mary, the mother of Jesus. The words Star of the Sea are a translation of the Latin title Stella Maris.
Stella Maris (seafarers' ministry)
…Apostleship of the Sea' (AoS), the organization and its centers were commonly known as 'Stella Maris' because of their association with the Virgin Mary as Our Lady, Star of the Sea. In 2020, its name was officially changed to Stella Maris. 'Stella Maris' was also the name of Pope John Paul II's 1997 motu proprio outlining the…
The miraculous statue of Our Lady, Star of the Sea in Basilica of Our Lady (Maastricht), the most important Marian shrine of the Netherlands
The star on Mary's robe alludes to her epithet of Stella Maris.
Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Goleen Church of Our Lady, Ireland
Stella Maris Lighthouse on the Uruguay River near the town of Concepción del Uruguay in Argentina