Mariä Heimsuchung, Werl, Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , 1170 - First Saturday of July
The Church of the Visitation in Werl, one of the main pilgrimage destinations in the Westphalian region of western Germany, is famous for its statue of Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted. Carved of alder wood around 1170, Mary is seated on a throne, wi...
Economissa Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, Great Lavra, Mt. Athos, Macedonia, Greece , 8th cent. - July 5
In the 900s, the unfinished Great Monastery on Mount Athos ran out of funds, and the starving monks had to leave. Finally the monastery founder, St. Athanasius, left too in search of help. On the road he met a woman in a long blue veil, who said, "Go...
Virgen de los Reyes (Virgin of the Kings), La Dehesa, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain , 1546 - First Saturday of July, September 24, January 5
The most important festival of El Hierro is the Fiesta de la Virgen de los Reyes , held every four years, on the first Saturday of July. During the party moves to the patron saint of the island, from his sanctuary in La Dehesa ( La Frontera ) to the ...