Our Lady of Europe

Our Lady of Europe
Gibraltar plaques - Our Lady of Europe, Gibraltar.[1]
Venerated inGibraltar
Europe
Major shrineShrine of Our Lady of Europe
Feast5 May (Europe Day) since 1979; previously it was celebrated on 30 May and 15 August
Patronage

Our Lady of Europe (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Europa or Virgen de Europa) is a title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary as patroness of Gibraltar[2] and protectress of Europe.[3] The entire European continent was consecrated under the protection of Our Lady of Europe in the early 14th century from the Shrine in Gibraltar where devotion continues to this day, over 700 years on.[2][4]

Together with Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Our Lady is a Catholic patron saint of Gibraltar, and as such protector of the whole of Europe.

  1. ^ "Title origin".
  2. ^ a b "Shrine of Our Lady of Europe - Catholic Diocese of Gibraltar". Catholic Church. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Gibraltar Our Lady of Europa 20p". www.westminstercollection.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ Bon, Patrice (28 April 2019), Français: Informations sur le Sanctuaire marial de Notre-Dame de l'Europe, afficher dans une exposition au Sanctuaire de Lourdes, à l'accueil Jean-Paul II, retrieved 2 May 2019