Description
The statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is a medium-sized marble statue that was erected in 1907 in the village of Harissa in Lebanon. The statue is made of seven sections that were assembled on top of the stone base, which had a bottom perimeter of 64m, an upper perimeter of 12m and with an overall height of 20m. Pope John Paul II visited the statue when he made an official visit to Lebanon in 1997.
Our Lady of Lebanon Marble Statue - medium
Dimensions: 230mm L x 210mm W x 390mm H
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In 1907, the French-made, painted in white, 13-ton, bronze statue
[2]
of the
Virgin Mary
, was erected on top of a hill, 650 meters above sea level, in the village of
Harissa
, 20km north of
Beirut
in honor of Our Lady of Lebanon. It was made up of seven sections that were assembled on top of the stone base, which had a bottom perimeter of 64m, an upper perimeter of 12m and with an overall height of 20m. The height of the statue is 8.50m while its perimeter is 5.50m. The statue and the shrine were inaugurated in 1908, and since then it has been a major pilgrimage destination in
Lebanon
.
Papal Visit
Pope John Paul II
visited the shrine when he made an official visit to
Lebanon
on May 10, 1997. He conducted a mass in the modern
Basilica
. On December 8, 1998, the
Vatican
announced that the World Day of the Sick would be celebrated on February 11, 1999 at Our Lady of Lebanon in
Harissa
.
[3]
Pope John Paul II
prayed that Our Lady of Lebanon who had watched over the agonizing suffering of the Lebanese people could help all those who were suffering in the world.
[3]
Pope Benedict XVI launched an appeal for peace in Lebanon and Gaza by invoking the protection Our Lady of Lebanon on January 28, 2007. He said, "To Christians in Lebanon, I repeat the exhortation to be promoters of real dialogue between the various communities, and upon everyone I invoke the protection of Our Lady of Lebanon."
The
Papal
Embassy as well as the residences of four
Eastern Rite
cardinals of the
Roman Catholic
church are in the vicinity of
Harissa
and Our Lady of Lebanon.
[4]
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