- The image of Our Lady of
Pompeii represents Our Lady of the Rosary as Queen of Heaven. She
and Her Son, Jesus, are handing out Rosaries to Saint Dominic and
Saint Catherine of Siena. The Pompeii portrait is derived from the
Eastern icon style of the 6th century.
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- Present devotion to Our Lady
of Pompeii owes much to Blessed Bartolo Longo, one of Her most
zealous apostles. Bartolo Longo was born in 1841, the son of a
doctor and a devout Catholic mother. His mother ensured from an
early age that Bartolo developed a great love for Our Lady through
praying the Rosary.
During his student days,
however, his friends drew him towards the occult. Eventually he
became a Satanic priest and condemned the Catholic Church, deriding
the hierarchy and the established Catholic system.
A saintly priest with a deep
devotion to the Rosary brought Bartolo back to the faith. With
renewed zeal Bartolo vowed to work for the poor and needy and
endeavoured to spread devotion to Mary through the
Rosary.
On visiting Pompeii in 1872 he
aimed to evangelize the people using the Rosary. What he needed,
though, was a suitable image of the Blessed Mother to aid his
mission. Fortunately a Dominican sister supplied him with a painting
of Our Lady of the Rosary, and after restoration this painting was
exposed for public veneration.
In 1883 a sanctuary was built
for the image and consecrated in 1891.
Many miracles are attributed to
the intercession of Our Lady of Pompeii and details from some of Her
grateful recipients can be gleaned from the links
below.
Rosary
Novena
Our Lady of
Pompeii
Novena of Our Lady of
Pompeii
The Sanctuary of Our
Lady of the Rosary
The Shrine of Our Lady
of the Rosary of Pompeii
Our Lady of the Rosary
- Our Lady of Pompeii
From Priest of Satan to
Apostle of the Rosary
Grateful to Our Lady
and Blessed Bartolo Longo
The
Fifty-four Day Rosary Novena to Our Lady
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