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The Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is a French-made, 13-ton statue, made of bronze and painted white, [4] of the Virgin Mary. It was erected in 1907 on top of a hill, 650 meters above sea level, in the village of Harissa, 20 km north of Beirut in honor of Our Lady of Lebanon. The land was donated by Yousef Khazen. [5]
A ten-meter-high bronze statue of the Virgin Mary, the work of the Italian artist, Pierroti, rests on a 54 meter high tower, crowning a hill known by the name of Tel Chiha. Work on the shrine was delayed for years because of the Lebanese civil war, but a grand inauguration was held in May 2005 after restoration work was completed on the statue.
Our Lady of Mantara is a Melkite Greek Catholic Marian shrine in Maghdouché, Lebanon, discovered on 8 September 1721 by a young shepherd.The grotto, which according to a legend dates to ancient times, was subsequently cared after by Monsignor Eftemios Saïfi, Melkite Catholic bishop of the Melkite Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Sidon.
Both Lebanese and foreigners, Christian and Muslim worshipers have experienced divine miracles at Our Lady of Bechouat. One happened to a young child of Muslim parents from Jordan. Mohammed Naef Al-Awwad Al-Hawadi was ten years old when he accompanied his parents on a pilgrimage to the old church. The child saw the Virgin Mary's statue blink ...
On this day the Maronite patriarch and all the Lebanese bishops celebrate the Divine Liturgy in the open air at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon. [5] Our Lady of Lebanon is one of the most important shrines in the world honoring the Virgin Mary. The shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-ton bronze statue of the Immaculate Conception, Mother of God.
In Ain Ebel, a southern Lebanese village near the Israeli border, more than a thousand people gathered for a solemn procession to commemorate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Aug. 15. The ...
The timing is interesting as a new statue of the Virgin Mary was recently installed on the spot where the stolen statue formerly stood on the east side of the church at 800 Marquette Ave ...
A shrine to the Virgin Mary, ... a 200-foot tower to be topped by a 45-foot statue of the Virgin Mary ... a Marian shrine in Harissa, Lebanon;