(Feb) 6. Our Lady of Louvain, in the Netherlands. This Madonna, highly venerated in the country, began to work miracles in 1444. (Balinghem in Calend.)
Image (click it to enlarge): Rare pre-1944 photo of the famous statue of Our Lady of Louvain, also known as Sedes Sapientiae
[Seat of Wisdom], sculpted by Nicolaas de Bruyne in 1442. This statue, was destroyed during WWII, by allied bombs. A replica of de Bruyne's statue, was later put in
its place.
Pilgrims came from all over Europe, to venerate Our Lady of Louvain [Seat of Wisdom]. It is reported that Catholic monarchists such as Isabella of Portugal,
wife of the Duke of Burgundy, Philip the Good, and Charlemagne, travelled to the shrine in Louvain, to honor Our Lady and petition Her wise counsel.
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Links:
Jan 3 Our Lady of Sichem: Statue Sweated Tears of Blood
Overview
of 17th c. Historical Calendar of the Feasts of the B.V.M.
Source: "Historical
Calendar of the Feasts of the Blessed Virgin, With the Foundations and Churches Dedicated to Her", from Abbé Orsini's work, "Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God", Imprimatur 1858 A.D.