Marian devotion
Our Lady of Lebanon
Queen and Mother of Lebanon · Harissa
On Junieh Bay, a great white image of the Virgin opens her arms to the country and the sea. Harissa is the Marian heart of Lebanon and a sign of unity among its peoples.
Origin and history
In the late 19th century, two Maronite prelates designed to erect a great Marian monument on Harissa hill, dominating the Jounieh Bay, dedicated to the Virgin under the title of Our Lady of Lebanon, Mother and Protector of the nation. The statue, founded in France in bronze and painted in white, measures about nine meters and rises on a stone tower.
The sanctuary was opened on the first Sunday of May 1908, when the Day of Our Lady of Lebanon began to be celebrated in all the churches of the country. At that inaugural mass, the Maronite Patriarchate proclaimed the Virgin "Queen of Lebanon." Since then, Harissa is a national centre for pilgrimages and a sign of unity for Christians - and also for many Muslims who worship Mary.
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