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2. Bathtub Madonna - Wikipedia

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   The inside of the tub is frequently painted a light blue color, particularly if the statue is of Mary because of her association with this color. Somerville, Massachusetts , a city which has traditionally had sizable Italian , Irish , Portuguese and (more recently) Brazilian populations, has over 350 Catholic yard shrines in a town of about ...

3. Our Lady of Willesden - Wikipedia

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   A Visitation report dated 1249 reports two statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Mary's Church. [1] It is uncertain what the second image was, but the primary one was the "Black Madonna" image of Our Lady of Willesden, the central point of veneration for the pilgrims who journeyed to Willesden. The statue was said to possess miraculous ...

4. National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion - Wikipedia

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   The grounds of the shrine have an outdoor area for a rosary walk and Stations of the Cross. The largest annual gathering at the chapel happens on the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, on August 15, celebrated with an outdoor Mass and a procession around the grounds of the shrine.

5. Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation

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   The venerated Marian statue of Our Lady of Consolation (1875) inside the basilica. One of the seven Roman Catholic basilicas in Ohio, it is one of some 93 basilicas in the United States . It is the site of an annual pilgrimage of Roman Catholics (primarily from the Middle East ) to mark the Feast of the Assumption of Mary , celebrated 15 August ...

6. The Grotto (Portland, Oregon) - Wikipedia

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   The National Sanctuary of our Sorrowful Mother, popularly known as The Grotto, is a Catholic outdoor altar and sanctuary located in the Madison South district of Portland, Oregon, United States. Constructed in 1924, the sanctuary covers 62 acres (25 ha), [ 2 ] set both at the foot of, and atop, a 110 foot (34 m) cliff.

7. Holy Hill National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians - Wikipedia

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   The Basilica and National Shrine of Mary, Help of Christians at the Holy Hill is a Roman Catholic Marian shrine in Erin, Wisconsin, United States, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary under the venerated title Help of Christians. [2] The land and the shrine serves as a religious pilgrimage and attracts approximately 300,000 visitors each year.

8. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

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   The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception is a Catholic minor basilica and national shrine in Washington D.C. It is the largest Catholic church building in North America [2] and is also the tallest habitable building in Washington, D.C. [3] [4] [a] Its construction of Byzantine and Romanesque Revival architecture began on 23 September 1920.

9. Coronation Mass - Wikipedia

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   A Coronation Mass is a Eucharistic celebration, in which a special liturgical act, the coronation of an image of Mary, is performed. The coronation of an image of Mary is an act of devotion to her. It expresses the belief that Mary as mother of the Son of God has queenly dignity [1] in the new order of the kingdom of God. At the same time it is ...