| Our Lady of Prompt Succor The Madonna of New Orleans Patroness of Louisiana | |
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 The Canonically crowned image enshrined in the high altar | |
| Location | Louisiana, United States of America |
| Date | 1810 |
| Witness | Mother Saint Michel President Andrew Jackson |
| Type | Golden wood image |
| Approval | Pope Pius IX Pope Leo XIII (Coronation) Pope Pius XI |
| Shrine | The National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor |
| Patronage | Louisiana (1928) Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans Protection against hurricanes Castellammare del Golfo, Sicily, Italy Kerċem |
Our Lady of Prompt Succor (French: Notre-Dame du Prompt Secours) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a wooden devotional image of the Madonna and Child enshrined in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America. The image is closely associated with Mother Saint Michel, the Superior of the New Orleans Ursulines.
Pope Pius IX authorised the public devotion to the Marian title on 21 September 1851 and designated the 8th of January as its feast day of thanksgiving. Pope Leo XIII granted a Pontifical decree of Canonical Coronation to the image on 21 June 1894. The rite of coronation was executed by Archbishop Francis Janssens y August on 10 November 1895.
The image is also known by its connection to President Andrew Jackson who was present before the image during and after the Battle of New Orleans against the British invasion. Under this Marian title, the Virgin Mary is designated as the Principal Patroness of Louisiana and the Archdiocese of New Orleans dating from a 13 June 1928 Papal bull from the Sacred Congregation of Rites. The image is presently enshrined at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor while her feast day is celebrated on 8 January.