Marian devotion
Our Lady of Health in Vietnam
Nha Trang, Vietnam
The Virgin of Health protects the fishermen of the South China Sea.
Place: Nha Trang, Vietnam
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In Nha Trang, fishermen venerate Our Lady of Health. They carry an image of her on their boats and pray to her before setting sail.
Tradition tells that Our Lady of Health protected fishermen from storms in the South China Sea. The fishermen say they sometimes see a light over the sea.
Every August 15th, the fishermen organize a floating procession on the sea.
The Virgin of Health guides Vietnamese fishermen.
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