Marian devotion
Our Lady of Health in Kozhikode
Kerala, India
In Kozhikode (ancient Calicut), Catholics venerate the Virgin of Health.
Main data
Country: India
Place: Kerala, India
The faithful of Kozhikode recount that during an epidemic, the Virgin Mary appeared to a nun and instructed her to distribute medicinal herbs to the sick. The nun found the herbs the Virgin had indicated, and many were cured. Since then, Our Lady of Health has been the patron saint of the city.
«La Virgen cura con hierbas y con oración.»
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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