Our Lady of Itati
Corrientes, Argentina (1615)
Our Lady of Itati is a celebrated wooden representation of Virgin Mary in the city of Itati, Corrientes Province, Argentina.
Spanish Jesuit missionary Friar Luis de Bolafios and a group of locals who converted to the Catholic faith were saved from an attack by another tribe after they prayed the rosary. According to the story, a passage was opened through Yaguari River and the people of Itati were saved due to the intercession of the Blessed Mother.
Our Lady of ltati is the patron saint of the province of Corrientes, and enjoys great popular devotion. The Basilica of Itati is the destination for the faithful as a major Catholic pilgrimage center of the country.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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