Our Lady of Periyanayagi
Konankuppam, Tamil Nadu, India (17th c.)
During the 17th century, Fr. Beschi, a Jesuit missionary popularly known as “Veeramamunivar”, brought two statues of Mother Mary to Elakurichi.
Passing through the forest, he fell asleep under a tree. Children who were grazing their cattle playfully hid one of the statues behind a bush.
Later the Virgin appeared in a dream to a childless man called Kachirayar from Konankuppam and told him to build a chapel where he finds her. If he did this, she said, he would be blessed with a child. Kachirayar searched and found the statue. He built a chapel on the spot. The miracle happened as he had dreamt: his wife gave birth to a child.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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