Marian devotion
Our Lady of Baghdad
Baghdad, Iraq
The Christians of Baghdad venerate the Virgin Mary in the country's capital.
In Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, Christians venerate the Virgin Mary in the Cathedral of St. Mary. The Latin missionaries established devotion in the 19th century.
Faith in times of war
Iraq has suffered decades of war: the war with Iran, the Gulf War, the invasion of 2003 and the war against the Islamic State. Christians have been persecuted and their churches destroyed.
The Virgin Mary is the mother who comforts Iraqi Christians in times of war. The faithful pray the Rosary in the shelters, asking for the peace and protection of the Virgin.
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