Santa Casa (Loreto, Italy)
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Other Identifiers
- Loreto 95, c1995:p. 9 (Santa Casa)
- New Catholic encycl., 1981(Loreto: within the Church of S. Maria of Loreto, the shrine of the Holy House of the Blessed Virgin, a stone edifice 31 feet by 13 feet; according to tradition, the house of the Virgin in Nazareth, miraculously transported to Loreto in 1295)
- Dict. of Christian lore and legend, c1983(Loreto, holy house of)
- The dictionary of art, 1996:v. 19, p. 686 (Santa Casa, the Holy House of the Virgin)
- Sicilia ritrovata, c2012:t.p. (Santa Casa di Loreto)
- Loreto250706.JPG: Mroselli
- derivative work: Rabanus Flavus
Wikipedia description:
The Basilica della Santa Casa (English: Basilica of the Holy House) is a Marian shrine in Loreto, in the Marches, Italy. The shrine is widely known for preserving the house of the Holy Family. Pious legends claim the same house was supernaturally flown over by angelic beings from Nazareth to Tersatto (Trsat in Croatia), then to Recanati, before arriving at the current site. The shrine is designated a basilica by the privilege of immemorial status. The basilica is also known for enshrining the Madonna and Child image of "Our Lady of Loreto". Pope Benedict XV designated her under this title as patroness of air passengers and auspicious travel on 24 March 1920. Pope Pius XI granted a Canonical Coronation to the venerated image made of cedar of Lebanon wood on 5 September 1922, replacing the original Marian image consumed in fire on 23 February 1921.
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