Marian devotion
Our Lady of Health in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Los católicos de Sri Lanka veneran a la Virgen de la Salud de Velankanni, la «Lourdes de Oriente».
Country: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Colombo, the Cathedral of Santa Maria has a chapel dedicated to Our Lady of Health of Velankanni. The Sinhalan and Tamil faithful venerate the Virgin as a protector of the sick.
Tradition tells that during the civil war, Sri Lankan Catholics prayed the Rosary to the Virgin of Velankanni and she protected them from violence.
The Virgin of Health cures the body and the soul.
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