Our Lady of Miracles
Jaffna Patao, Sri Lanka (1614)
In 1614, Friar Francisco de S. Antonio the Rector of Our Lady of Victory, wanted a statue for the church altar. The friar asked a local sculptor named Annacutti to carve a statue from a piece of wood he had brought with him from Cochin.
The statue of the Virgin Mary, holding her infant son in her arms became known for miracles. People went to Annacutti's house to pray before the statue and many reported cures. Annacutti was amazed but dared not to proceed with the work asking for the unfinished statue to be taken to the church.
On July 24, 1614, the statue was taken in a procession and placed on an altar. Due to numerous miracles she was called Puthumai Matha (Our Lady of Miracles).
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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