Our Lady of Lebanon
Marian shrine in Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon
The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (also known as Our Lady of Harissa, Arabic: سيدة لبنان, Sayyidat Lubnān) is a Marian shrine and a pilgrimage site in the village of Harissa in Lebanon. The shrine belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate who entrusted its administration to the Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries since its foundation in 1904 and also to the Jesuit Lucien Cattin, according to Christian Taoutel, a Lebanese historian at Saint Joseph University. One of the most important shrines in the world honoring Mary, Mother of Jesus, the shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-tonne bronze statue measuring 8.5 m high and with a diameter of 5 m. The Virgin Mary is shown stretching her hands towards Beirut. The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon draws millions of faithful Christians, Druze, and Muslims from all over the world. Its golden jubilee in 1954 was also the centenary of the proclamation of the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception. During these celebrations, Pope Pius XII sent...
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