Friday, 11 April 2014


                     Our Lady of Good Health ( known as  also known as Annai Veilankanni ) is a celebrated Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary believed to have appeared in Velankanni Town, Nagappattinam District, Tamil Nadu, India.According to traditional beliefs, the Marian apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering milk to the neighborhood when the Virgin Mary, carrying the child Jesus, is said to have appeared. 

                   The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health erected by the Portuguese and the Indians stands at this site. The iconic depiction of the Madonna is also unique since it is one of two only icons where Mary is portrayed wearing an Indian Sari costume, while the other statue is said to have been buried with Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor .The basilica is known for its pilgrims from all over India and its assembly of multilingual prayers every Christmas
                Though there is no historical document or record about the reputed apparitions of Mary at Veilankanni, only oral tradition ascertain the two apparitions in the 16th century and the saving of the Portuguese sailors from a tempest in the Bay of Bengal in the 17th century. It is referred to as a depiction of the Woman of the Apocalypse. 





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