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The Basilica of Our Lady of Graces, also known as Churches among the Churches, is dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The church was built by Begum Samru, a Muslim Nautch girl of 14 who married a European mercenary soldier, Walter Reinhardt Sombre. [2] Samru converted to Roman Catholicism in 1781 and adopted the name Joanna Nobilis.
Our Lady of Graces is the patron saint of the diocese of Faenza.According to a legend, in 1412, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to a local woman. Mary was holding broken arrows symbolizing protection against God's wrath and promised an end to the plagues.
Interior of the 'Basilica of Our Lady of Graces', Sardhana. As of 2001 India census, [8] Sardhana had a population of 47,970. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Sardhana has an average literacy rate of 48%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 55%, and female literacy is 40%.
Inscription on the Statue of Begum Samru at the Basilica of Our Lady Of Graces in Sardhana. Begum Samru died on 27 January 1836 at the age of 82 or 83 and was buried under the Basilica of Our Lady of Graces which she had built.
Bishops of Meerut () . Archbishop Joseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap. (29 February 1956 – 3 August 1973); Bishop Patrick Nair (5 April 1974 – 3 December 2008); Bishop Francis Kalist (3 December 2008 – 19 March 2022) Appointed Archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore
Another depiction of Our Lady of Grace is located at the Döbling Carmelite Nunnery in Vienna, where it is also known as "Our Lady of the Bowed Head". An oil painting of the 15th or 16th century, according to legend, it was discovered by a Carmelite friar in a rubbish heap in the Trastevere and miraculously spoke to him while he was attempting ...
Our Lady of Grace Church (Stratford, Connecticut) Our Lady of Grace Church (Reserve, Louisiana), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana; Church of Our Lady of Grace (Hoboken, New Jersey), listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Our Lady of Grace Church is a historic Black Catholic church near the junction of Airline Highway and 3rd Street in Reserve, Louisiana. It was built in 1937, moved to that location in 1992 to avoid demolition, and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.