Mother of God of Canolich
Andorra (1223)
On July 14, 1223, a shepherd was pasturing his flock near the village of Canolich in southern Andorra, when suddenly a bird with brilliant plumage showed itself. The shepherd caught the bird with no trouble, and carried it to his house. The next day the bird had disappeared, and again he found it in the field. The sequence recurred three times, but the last time, the shepherd found an image of the Virgin Mary in a niche in the rock. In response to this prodigy, the people decided to build a shrine to the Virgin where her statue was found. The wooden statue from the late 1100s was crowned by the Vatican in 1999. On the last Saturday in May, parishioners gather in Sant Julia de Loria for mass in the Virgin's honor followed by blessing and distribution of bread.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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