Our Lady of Consolation
Turin, Italy (1104)
La Consolata, Our Lady of Consolation, is a Byzantine- style icon legendarily painted by St. Luke and given to St. Maximus, Bishop of Turin, by St. Eusebius, then hidden during the iconoclastic period. In 1014, the Marquis of Ivrea received a vision of the Virgin at his sickbed, who requested a chapel to “La Consolata” in St. Andrew's Church. On fulfilling her request, he regained his health and discovered the old icon. But St. Andrew's was destroyed by civil war. In 1104, a blind man in France dreamed of a painting of the Virgin under the ruins of a church. Believing that Our Lady would restore his sight, the man went to Italy and convinced people to start digging. On June 20, 1104, they uncovered the remains of the chapel and the undamaged icon.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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