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mother mary statue

statue of our lady

There are various traditions in vogue regarding the origin of the beautiful wooden statue of Our Lady of Snows in the Basilica. According to one such tradition the statue of Our Lady of Snows was kept in a Chapel in a Convent of the Augustinian Sisters in Manila, Philippines. St. Francis Xavier, on his way to china had to spend a few days in Manila. he was very much attracted by the Beauty of the Statue. 

In the heart of hearts, he wished that the statue be sent to the newly converted Paravars of Pearl Fishery Coast as his gift for he had noticed that great attachment of those Paravars towards the Hindu Goddesses, such as Madurai Meenakshi and Kanyakumari Bhagavathi Amman. He thought this beautiful statue of Our Lady of Snows would be the best substitute for them.

But when he expressed his wish to the sisters, they first turned down his request, Later, when they came to know of the death of St. Francis Xavier on Sancian Island in 1552, they remembered his request and immediately sent the statue to Thoothukudi by a ship named SANTALENA and the ship arrived on 9th June 1555.

It was received by Very Rev. Fr. Michael Vaz, the Vicar General of the Diocese of Goa and was solemnly installed in the Jesuit church of San Paul at Keracope Street, Thoothukudi.




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 Well done.  Our sincere Thanks and praise to
Rev. Fr. and his Team for this effort.
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RAJ GOMEZ, INDIA, 8/1/2008 1:13:49 AM

 eventhough physically not present but mentaly i have presented.

i
always remember every day and every second mary is our
mother. pray for us. tnks to our mother mary.
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P.MILROY FERNANDO, CHENNAI-MYLAPORE, 8/1/2008 12:08:21 AM

 NICE WORK,REALLY GOOD.
I AM VERY HAPPY ALL  WEB
SITE GOD BLESS YOU & ALL MEMBERS PLEASE PRAY
FOR ME & PRAY FOR US OUR LADY OF
SNOWS PRAY FOR ME,PRAY FOR ALL FAMILY MEMBERS &
FRIENDS & ALL RELATIONSHIPS THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU JOSEPH DHARMARAJ SACRED
HEART CHURCH (PA,U.S.A.) ST.MARYS CHUCH(CUDDALORE 607 001) ST.JOSEPHS CHURCH(THIRUPAPULIYUR)
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JOSEPH DHARMARAJ, U.S.A., 7/27/2008 9:23:57 PM

 wish you a very happy feast day 2008. Prayerful
wishes.
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dhinagaran , india, 7/26/2008 6:11:27 AM

 I would like to visit this place to get
the blessings of Mother Mary. MOTHER MARY BE WITH US
AND PRAY FOR US. AVE MARIA
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Sivakumar, India, 5/26/2008 8:05:10 AM

 இது ஒரு நல்ல வேலை.பஙுதந்தைக்கு என்
பாராட்டுக்கல் . உங்கல் பனி தொடரட்ட்டும்.
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M.Anto Xavier, India, 3/7/2008 12:06:06 AM

 Ave Maria!
Sancta Maria Ora Pro Nobis!
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Antony Angelo Trinito X, India, 2/18/2008 5:19:10 AM

 Hon.Fr,Jerosin Thanks for your blessings and all.We are Hindu,but
we trust Mother Mary, St.Anthonis and all.So,thanks for you. Faithfuly Kalyani
Gnanasekaram fam.
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Gnanasekaram.K, Holland., 10/22/2007 7:42:04 AM

 Nice work, Really good.  have a nice day

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pravin, india, 10/10/2007 6:42:06 AM

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