Marian devotion
La Virgen de Allerpede
Goa, India
On the coast of Goa, fishermen say that the Virgin saves those who go to the sea.
Main data
Country: India
Place: Goa, India
The fishermen on the Goa coast carry a small image of the Virgin on their ships. They say that when the storm is strong, the image shines and the calm comes. An old fisherman said that once, in a terrible storm, he saw the Virgin standing on the waves, with open arms, and the sea was immediately calm.
«La Virgen del mar nunca abandona a sus hijos del agua.»
A flower for the Virgin
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Pray Hail MarySources: oral tradition of the Catholic community, popular devotion and historical sources.
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