Our Lady of Europe | |
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Venerated in | Gibraltar Europe |
Major shrine | Shrine of Our Lady of Europe |
Feast | 5 May (Europe Day) since 1979; previously it was celebrated on 30 May and 15 August |
Patronage |
Our Lady of Europe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Europa or Virgen de Europa) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary as patroness of Gibraltar[2] and protectress of Europe.[3] The entire European continent was consecrated under the protection of Our Lady of Europe in the early 14th century from the Shrine in Gibraltar where devotion continues to this day, over 700 years on.[2][4]
Together with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Our Lady is a Catholic patron saint of Gibraltar, and as such protector of the whole of Europe.
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