Marian devotion
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Cornwall
Marian title of Cornwall (Ontario)
Popular devotion (not officially recognized by the Church)
La Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is the title of a parish of Cornwall (Ontario), in the archdiocese of Ottawa- Cornwall. The parish dates back to the 19th century - it is mentioned 1880- as one of Cornwall's main Catholic churches. The choice of this apvocation reflects the strong Marian tradition of the Stormont and Glengarry region, of a population of French and Irish origin.
Main data
Origin and history
La Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is the title of a parish of Cornwall (Ontario), in the archdiocese of Ottawa- Cornwall. The parish dates back to the 19th century - it is mentioned 1880- as one of Cornwall's main Catholic churches. The choice of this apvocation reflects the strong Marian tradition of the Stormont and Glengarry region, of a population of French and Irish origin.
The image and the sanctuary
The advocation is venerated in the parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, dedicated to the predominantly English-speaking community of Cornwall. No consta that the diocese recognizes it as a formal sanctuary nor is a canonical coronation of image documented.
Sponsorship and coronation
No consta a canonical coronation or a civil patronage. The parish welcomes the title of the Nativity of Mary, the feast of the birth of the Virgin.
Party and devotion
La fiesta titular es el September 8, Nativity of the Virgin Mary. Local Chronicles remind the parish as a point of reference for processions of the Rosary Rally (public prayer of the Rosary) in the second half of the 20th century, especially in October, and highlight the Marian fidelity of several generations of Irish, Scottish Catholic and Polish immigrant families.
Link to the Rosary
El título de la Natividad no es específicamente «del Rosario», pero la parroquia ha promovido family and public Rosario prayer groups; photographs and notes of processing rosaries are preserved in the nearby streets in the 1950-60 years. No consta a co-fraternity of the Rosary canonically erected.
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