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Velankanni (other)
Velankanni may refer to: *Velankanni, a pilgrim town near Nagapattinam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu **Our Lady of Good Health, or Velankanni Matha an apparition of Mary, mother of Jesus in Velankanni ***Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, a Roman Catholic shrine and church in the town of Velankanni ***''Annai Velankanni'', 1971 Indian film about the apparition ** Velankanni railway station, a train station in Velankanni, India * Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni, a Roman Catholic church in Indo Mughal style dedicated to the apparition of Mary in Velankanni; in Medan, Indonesia * Our Lady of Good Health Church, Mathigiri, a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the apparition of Mary in Velankanni; in Tamil Nadu, India *Our Lady of Good Health Church, Pattumala Our or OUR may refer to: * The possessive form of " we" Places * Our (river), in Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany * Our, Belgium, a village in Belgium * Our, Jura, a commune in France Other uses * Office of Utilities Regula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velankanni
Velankanni (''Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi''), is a Special Grade Panchayat Town in Nagapattinam district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It lies on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, 350 km south of Chennai (Madras), 12 km south of Nagapattinam, and 33 km southeast of Thiruvarur. A canal built to link this town with Vedaranyam still lies to the west. The Vellayar, a minor branch of the Cauvery River, runs south of the town and discharges into the sea. The town was among the worst hit by the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. The town is home to one of the most visited Latin Catholic shrines called the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health. Velankanni has been chosen as one of the heritage cities for the Heritage City Development and Augmentation Yojana (HRIDAY) scheme of the Government of India. Demographics The 2001 Indian census indicated Velankanni had a population of 10,145. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Citi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Lady Of Good Health
Our Lady of Good Health ( ''Ārōkkiya annai''), also known as Our Lady of Vailankanni, is a Titles of Mary, title given to the Veneration of Mary in the Catholic Church, Blessed Virgin Mary by devotees. She is said to have appeared twice in the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India, in the 16th to 17th centuries. History Accounts of the Marian apparition, apparitions of Mary at Velankanni have been passed down through oral tradition from the 16th century; as well as the rescue of the Portuguese in Goa and Bombay-Bassein, who were sailing through a deadly storm, off the coast of the Coromandel region in the 17th century. According to tradition, the first apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering buttermilk to a man, who lived far away. During his travels, the boy stopped to rest beside a lake that was shaded by a Banyan tree. A beautiful woman, carrying a child, is said to have appeared, and asked the boy for some milk to feed her child, which he gave. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Of Our Lady Of Good Health
The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Velankanni, is a Christian shrine located at the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India. The shrine is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The devotion has existed since the mid-sixteenth century, it is attributed to three separate events which occurred at the site: The apparition of the Madonna and Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the miraculous healing of a handicapped buttermilk vendor and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a deadly sea storm. Initially, a modest chapel was built by the Portuguese from Goa and Bombay, soon after they washed ashore safely in spite of a severe tempest. An annual novena is celebrated and draws nearly 5 million pilgrims each year. Pope John XXIII raised the Marian shrine to the status of a minor basilica via the pontifical decree ''Salutem Supplicibus Dilargiens'', signed & notarised on 3 November 1962. He called the shrine "the Lourdes of the East" due ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
