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marian
anniversaries December
December 15
 Vierge Noire, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France
When Prussian troops threatened Le Havre in 1870, a group of mothers
promised to erect a statue of Notre-Dame de Grace if the city were spared.
It was, and the 20' statue, made of zinc-tin alloy with a graphite finish,
was dedicated June 27, 1876, on the grounds of the Abbaye de Graville
overlooking the town. After 100 years, it had deteriorated irreparably. An
exact copy of the Black Virgin was crafted of oxidized copper alloy and
dedicated December 15, 1985.
Source:
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www.ville-lehavre.fr |
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Picture posted by benead on "La Normandie en photos," May 18,
2006, lanormandie.canalblog.com |
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Also commemorated this date:
| The Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of the Franciscan Order |
| Mamita, Cotoca, Santa Cruz, Andrés Ibáñez, Bolivia. First chapel
blessed, 1799. Fiesta December 8. |
| Nuestra Señora de Monguí, Monguí, Boyacá, Colombia. Patronal
fiesta, Diocese of Duitama-Sogamoso. |
| Inmaculada Concepción, Concepción de Ataco, Ahuachapán, El
Salvador. District's patronal fiesta. Mass. |
| Notre-Dame des Neiges, Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier, Ardèche,
Rhône-Alpes, France. Monumental statue blessed, 1946. Fête nearest
Saturday. |
| Virgen de la Puerta, Otuzco, La
Libertad, Peru |
| Matka Boska Częstochowska, Cracow, Poland. Copy of Black Madonna
icon in Cracow's Basilica of the Assumption crowned, 1968. |
| Santa Maria Assunta, Bigorio, Ticino, Switzerland. Chapel
consecrated, 1577. |
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