Our Lady of Good Health Our Lady of Vailankanni Holy Mother of Good Health புனித ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை | |
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Location | Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India |
Date | 16th and 17th century |
Witness | Young boy |
Type | Marian apparition |
Approval | Implicitly approved by the Holy See under Pope John XXIII in 1962. Also approved on 1 August 2024 by the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) with a "nulla osta" declaration on devotion at the Vailankanni Marian shrine, which is Asia's largest Marian shrine and is visited by 20 million faithful each year.[1] |
Shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India Feast day, 8 September |
Our Lady of Good Health (Tamil: ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை Ārōkkiya annai), also known as Our Lady of Vailankanni, is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by devotees. She is said to have appeared twice in the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India, in the 16th to 17th centuries.[2]