Our Lady of Šiluva
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Our Lady of Šiluva is Roman Catholic icon of the Virgin Mary
in Šiluva
, Lithuania
. A Cathedral of the same name has been built and is dedicated to it. The icon is highly venerated in Lithuania and is often called "Lithuania's greatest treasure".
The icon is painted in the Our Lady of the Way style, and is similar to the famous Madonna Salus Populi Romani
. According to legend, the miraculous icon was brought to Siluva from Rome in 1457 as a gift to Lithuanian nobleman Petras Gedgaudas.
A reported 17th century Marian apparition associated with the icon resulted in the discovery of the deed to a church that had been left for safekeeping, and resulted in increased pilgrimages to the site. Pope Pius VI
approved devotions to Our Lady of Šiluva and granted indulgences for them.
Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)
Roman Catholic veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary is based on Holy Scripture: In the fullness of time, God sent his son, born of a virgin. The mystery of the incarnation of the Son of God through Mary thus signifies her honour as Mother of God...
in Šiluva
Šiluva
Šiluva is a small town of less than 1,000 inhabitants in Lithuania. It is located in the region of Samogitia.Šiluva was first mentioned in 1457 in relation to the building of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Bartholomew by the Lithuanian...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. A Cathedral of the same name has been built and is dedicated to it. The icon is highly venerated in Lithuania and is often called "Lithuania's greatest treasure".
The icon is painted in the Our Lady of the Way style, and is similar to the famous Madonna Salus Populi Romani
Salus Populi Romani
Salus Populi Romani -Protectress translates literally as "salvation or health" -is a title given in the 19th century to the Byzantine icon of the Madonna and Child, reputed to date to the Early Christian era, in the Borghese or Pauline Chapel of the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome.It has...
. According to legend, the miraculous icon was brought to Siluva from Rome in 1457 as a gift to Lithuanian nobleman Petras Gedgaudas.
A reported 17th century Marian apparition associated with the icon resulted in the discovery of the deed to a church that had been left for safekeeping, and resulted in increased pilgrimages to the site. Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI
Pope Pius VI , born Count Giovanni Angelo Braschi, was Pope from 1775 to 1799.-Early years:Braschi was born in Cesena...
approved devotions to Our Lady of Šiluva and granted indulgences for them.