Marian devotion
Our Lady of Homs
Homs, Syria
The Christians of Homs venerate the Virgin Mary in the martyred city.
In Homs, one of the cities most devastated by the Syrian war, Christians venerate the Virgin Mary. The Cathedral of Santa Maria was destroyed during the fighting.
The destruction of Homs
During the Syrian war, Homs was one of the most affected cities. Christians were persecuted and their churches destroyed. The Virgin Mary was the mother who comforted them in suffering.
After the war, Christians again found their churches destroyed. The Virgin of Homs is the mother who guides you in the reconstruction.
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