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6 days ago · by Joseph Gensens May 24, 2024. Our Lady of the Militia: How Sicily was Saved From Invasion. Most Catholics are not aware of the story of how Our Lady repelled a Muslim invasion of Sicily on horseback and in armor. Perhaps this miraculous deliverance from ruin is unknown because it is so contrary to today’s spirit of rampant ecumenism.
4 days ago · Built 295–305 as the Mausoleum of emperor Diocletian, is the second oldest structure used by any Christian Cathedral. It is regarded as the oldest Catholic cathedral in the world that remains in use in its original structure, without near-complete renovation at a later date. Rotunda of Saint George: Thessaloniki: Greece: 306 306 4th century
2 days ago · Hagia Sophia ( lit. ' Holy Wisdom '; Turkish: Ayasofya; Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized :Hagía Sofía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia ), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi ), [3] is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
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5 days ago · Etchmiadzin Cathedral [a] ( Armenian: Էջմիածնի մայր տաճար, romanized : Ēǰmiaçni mayr tač̣ar) is the mother church of the Armenian Apostolic Church, located in the city dually known as Etchmiadzin (Ejmiatsin) and Vagharshapat, Armenia. [b] It is usually considered the first cathedral built in ancient Armenia, and often ...
May 23, 2024 · At the time he was referring to the “Holy Oranta,” a centuries-old mosaic depiction of Our Lady in St. Sophia Cathedral. The description can also fit Our Lady of Kyiv. The Byzantine icon of Our Lady of Kyiv arrived not long after the time Kievan Rus became Christian as a whole in 988.
May 4, 2024 · The first will be the Vita Christi retreat on April 26-28; the theme of the retreat will be “The Victory will Come Through Mary.” It will focus on the role of Our Lady in our lives and prepare us to begin the Consecration preparation on April 28 — the last day of the retreat. The second will be a Mass on May 31, the feast of the Visitation.
1 day ago · The first time was in 1867 when Blessed Pius IX blessed two crowns — one for Our Lady and the other for the Child Jesus she holds with her left arm. The second time was on Oct. 15, 2017, when Pope Francis blessed the original crowns for the icon at St. Peter’s in Rome.
