Our Lady of the Burning Fire
Arras, France (1105)
In 1105, a major epidemic of a raging fever began in the region of Arras that was claiming hundreds of lives.
When the people called upon her praying, the Holy Mother of Heaven appeared from the bell tower of the church and the bishop held out a large candle, symbol of both faith and healing.
Whoever had drunk a little bit of this candle wax dissolved in water would be saved from the plague.
Despite the widespread use, the candle has not been consumed and never even went out throughout the period of the epidemic.
In 1140, in gratitude for the miraculous intervention of the Holy Virgin, the first votive chapel was erected in honor of “Notre Dame des Ardents (Our Lady of the Burning Fire)”.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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