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------------------------------------------------- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Our Lady of Perpetual Help (or of Succour) or Our Mother of Perpetual Help is a title disposed(p) to the Blessed Virgin Mary, associated with a Byzantine icon of the identical name, said to be 13th or 14th century, unless perhaps 15th century. The icon has been in Rome since at least the late 15th century, and is currently in the  perform of SantAlfonso di Liguori allEsquilino. In the Eastern Orthodox Church this iconography is cognize as the Theotokos of the Passion. Due to the Redemptorists who had been appointed as missionaries of this icon, the envision has make very popular among popish Catholics in particular, and has been very lots copied and reproduced. Modern reproductions are sometimes displayed in homes or elsewhere. For many another(prenominal) centuries, Catholics and Orthodox Christians have prayed to the Blessed Virgin Mary for interference on their behalf to Jesus Christ. On the current feast of Roman Catholic calendar of saints Our Lady of Perpetual Help is commemorated on June 27.

------------------------------------------------- Origin and early history The earliest written account of the image comes from a Latin and Italian plaque office staffd in the church of San Matteo in Via Merulana where it was first venerated by the public in 1499. The writer of the icon is unknown, but according a fleece letter that accompanied the icon, it was stolen by a merchant from Crete who was slide to Rome. The merchant sailed and hid the icon while traveling at sea, until a storm hit hard and the sailors prayed to the icon for help. When the merchant arrived in Rome he fell ill, and as he was end wish he asked a second merchant to place the icon in a church where it could serve for veneration. Initially, the merchant was reluctant in giving away the icon and took iv instances until the second merchant confided to his wife about the icon. Upon seeing the fine icon, the woman refused to give it to the church... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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