Marian devotion
Our Lady of Lourdes in New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
The Marist missionaries established devotion to Lourdes on the North Island.
Country: Wellington, New Zealand
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Wellington, the Cathedral of Santa Maria has a replica of the Grotto of Lourdes. The New Zealand faithful go there to pray and collect holy water.
New Zealand Catholics say that the Virgin of Lourdes appeared in the Fjords of Milford Sound to protect Maori peoples from a plague.
The Virgin of Lourdes brings healing to the distant lands.
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