Marian apparition · Velankanni, India
Our Lady of Good Health
Ancient tradition tells of Mary appearing to poor and sick boys at Vailankanni, one of whom offered her milk for the Child in her arms, and of Portuguese sailors saved from a storm who then built her a church. In 2024 the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith praised the shrine of Our Lady of Good Health, which draws millions of pilgrims, many of them not Christian.
- Where
- Velankanni, India
- Years
- 16th–17th century (tradition)
- Seers
- A shepherd boy, a lame buttermilk vendor, and Portuguese sailors
- The Church
- Tradition — A long tradition of the Church, without a formal judgement
- Shrine
- Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
- Feast
- 8 September
- Address
- Velankanni, Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu 611111, India
Holy places nearby
1 Catholic church within 3 km. See them on the map
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