Our Lady of the Ship

Chioggia, Italy (1508)

Historical records of the town of Chioggia recount a very gloomy afternoon on June 24, 1508, when a violent storm broke out. The townspeople prayed desperately for the fishermen caught at sea but only towards evening did the storm subside. An old guard dejectedly came out of his lighthouse and suddenly he heard a voice from the shore calling him. He turned and saw a majestic lady dressed in a black robe sitting on a trunk of a beachwood tree. The Mother of God said that she was deeply saddened by the sinful lives led by the people of Chioggia. The hurricane was a warning of a worse cataclysm, if people didn’t repent. She called for a crusade of prayer and penance. On the site was quickly built a small chapel and later, a church.

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