In later life he travelled to Lower Egypt, and was Ordained and lived in a desert cell with other Monks. He was exiled by heretic Arians with Saint Macarius the Elder and other Monks to an island in the Nile because of his orthodoxy but he was later allowed to return. For a while he lived near to and was a friend of Saint Anthony the Abbot. In 335, when he converted to Christianity, he gave up his business to become a Monk and Hermit in the Thebaid dara, in Upper Egypt. ![]() Macarius was a Successful merchant in fruits, sweetmeats and pastries in Alexandria, Egypt. The Statue was soon venerated as miraculous, and there have been many pilgrimages to the site during the centuries, continuing even until this day. This revived the faith of the people and increased their fervour.Ī small Chapel was built beneath the tree, which was rebuilt in 1602 and the dedication of Our Lady of Sichem took place in the year 1604 by the Archbishop of Mechlin, Mathias Hovius.įrom that time forward, there were many miracles as Our Lady seemed to demonstrate her appreciation by granting many favours. It is said that in 1306 the Blessed Virgin Mary moved the hearts of the people by causing four drops of blood to flow from the eyes of the Statue. The Statue was mysteriously too heavy for him to lift alone, so he ran to find his master, and have him return to help him replace the statue in its place in the old oak. The Mother of God rewarded the faithful magnanimously for their pious attention.Īccording to legend, a shepherd boy originally found the Statue of Our Lady after it had apparently fallen from a niche cut in an old oak tree. The ancient Statue of Our Lady of Sichem, or as Our Lady of Montaigu-Zichem, which is the title more commonly used today, has been venerated in Belgium from very early times. The French made amends by erecting a Shrine to Mary in the Duchy of Louvain. In 474 the Emperor, to avenge an unjust attack on the community, gave Mount Garizim to the Christians, who built on it a Church dedicated to the Blessed Virgin.Īfter the Mohammedan conquest, Christianity practically disappeared from the district. A small Christian community settled there and on several occasions they suffered greatly at the hands of the pagans. Hadrian restored the temple on Mount Garizim and dedicated it to Jupiter. continue below the picture.The Shrine in Brabant in the Duchy of Louvain, is a replacement of the one below Mount Garizim, Israel. Abbaye St Victor also is the venue for the annual sacred music festival of Marseille and an annual pilgrimage takes place each February 2nd to commemorate the arrival 2,000 years ago of St Mary Magdalene, Lazarus and St Martha. Not only is the crypt larger it has side chapels, secret passages, impressive arches and tombs of two 4th century martyrs - and a 3rd century sarcophagus. During the French Revolution it was used as a prison and barracks by the rebels.The crypt of the Abbaye St Victor in Marseille, Provence is actually more interesting than the church above it. The Abbaye St Victor started as part of a 5th century monastery, but after the Saracens destroyed it, a bigger church was built and fortified because it was located outside the walls of the city.The rebuilding of the Abbaye St Victor was started in the 10th century and took almost two hundred years to complete. ![]() The Abbaye St Victor in Marseille on the Cote Bleue in Provence, France looks more like a fortress than a church located on a hill looking down on the Vieux Port. Photo: Abbaye St Victor Marseille The 12th century Abbaye St Victor in the city of Marseille on the Cote Bleue in Provence, France in Europe.
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