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Our Lady of Good Health
Our Lady of Vailankanni
Holy Mother of Good Health
**புனித ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை**
Our Lady of Good Health; Our Lady of Vailankanni; Holy Mother of Good Health; புனித ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை
Location	Velankanni, India
Date	16th and 17th century
Witness	Young boy
Type	Marian apparition
Approval	Pending approval by the Holy See
Shrine	Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, Velankanni, India; Feast day, 8 September

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Our Lady of Good Health (Tamil: ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை Ārōkkiya annai), also known as Our Lady of Vailankanni, is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary by people as she twice appeared in the town of Velankanni, Tamil Nadu, India, in the 16th to 17th centuries.^[1]

History

Though there is no historical document or record about the reputed apparitions of Mary at Vailankanni, only oral tradition ascertain the two apparitions in the 16th century and the saving of the Portuguese sailors from a storm in the Bay of Bengal in the 17th century.^[2]

According to tradition, the first apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering buttermilk to a man who lived far away. During his travels, the boy stopped to rest beside a lake that was shaded by a Banyan tree. A beautiful woman, carrying a child, is said to have appeared, and asked the boy for some milk to feed her child, which he gave. When he reached the home for his milk delivery, he apologised for the delay and that there would be less milk in his pot. But when they opened the lid of the milk pot, the container was brimming with milk.

The second apparition occurred a few years later. A lame boy would sell buttermilk to passing travellers, who would pause in the shade of a large Banyan tree, to escape the heat of the day. However, he had no customers. Suddenly, an ethereal woman, holding a child appeared before him, and asked for a cup of buttermilk. He gave her a cup, which she fed to her child. The woman asked the boy to go to Nagapattinam, and find a certain Catholic man in the town, and tell him to build a chapel at Vailankanni in her honour. Apparently cured, the boy ran to Nagapattinam, where he found the man and told him his story.

These apparitions have not been approved by the Holy See.

Basilica

A Gothic-styled basilica stands in Velankanni in memory of the apparitions. The basilica erected by the Portuguese and the Indians stands at the site where the buttermilk seller saw Mary and Jesus.^[3] The iconic depiction of the Madonna is unique in that it is one of two only icons where Mary is portrayed wearing an Indian Sari, while the other statue is said to have been buried with Aurangzeb, the Mughal Emperor .^[4] The basilica is known as a site for pilgrims from all over India and its assembly of multilingual prayers every Christmas.^[5]

Feast day

September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of Mary, is also commemorated as the feast of Our Lady of Good Health. The celebration starts on 29 August and ends on the day of the feast.^[6] The feast day prayers are said in Tamil, Marathi, East Indian, Malayalam, Telugu, Kannada, Konkani, Hindi and English.^[7]

Other churches and shrines

Australia

Shrine of Our Mother of Good Health - Velankanni, All Nations Marian Centre, Merrimu, Australia
Shrine to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni, at the Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians, Brisbane, Australia

Canada

Our Lady of Good Health Parish Church, Ontario, Canada

India

Church of Our Lady of Vailankanni, Farla, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Annai Vailankanni Shrine, Besant Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Annai Vailankanni Chapel, Pottery Town, Bangalore, Karnataka, India^[8]
Annai Velankanni Shrine, Anna Nagar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
Our Lady of Vailankanni Church, Yelahanka, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Our Lady of Good Health Shrine, St. Marys Basilica, Shivajinagar, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Our Lady of Good Health Church, Kottapattu, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu ^[9]
Our Lady of Good Health Church, Periakulathupatty, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Our Lady of Good Health Church, Cuncolim, Goa, India.
Shrine of Our Lady of Health, Khairatabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Arockia Matha Punya Kshethramu, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India
Our Lady of Health Church, Shirva, India
Our Lady of Velankanni Shrine, at the Stella Maris Church, Kalmady, Udupi, India

Indonesia

Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Malaysia

Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health, Kampung Pandan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Mozambique

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde (Church of Our Lady of Good Health), Nampula, Mozambique

Portugal

Santuário da Senhora da Saúde (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health), Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal

Sri Lanka

Annai Velankanni Church, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Our Lady of Good Health Church, Mabola, Sri Lanka
Our Lady of Good Health Church, Sedawatta, Wellampitiya, Sri Lanka

United States

An oratory inside the Crypt Church at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C., United States.^[10]

Movie

The Tamil language film Annai Velankanni was made in honor of Our Lady of Good Health with the title Annai Velankanni in 1971. It was directed by K. Thankappan, starring Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Haasan, K. R. Vijaya, Jayalalitha and Padmini.^[11]

Gallery

Velankanni Main Basilica and Flag during Feast
Velankanni Church - Front View
Velankanni Basilica - Extension - Front View
Veilankanni Basilica - A Panoramic Side View - Church and Church Extension seen at a stretch
Veilankanni Basilica - Left side view
Veilankanni Basilica - Right side view
Veilankanni Basilica at Dusk
Veilankanni Church Pond
Pilgrims walking on their knees towards the Pond
Veilankanni - Adoration Center
Velankanni Basilica
Chapel in Nadu Thittu where Mother Mary appeared for the first time
A Chapel for St Sebastian at Velankanni
Velankanni Church Office housing office, priests' residence and a shop

References

^ Description of the miracles at the Velankanni Shrine
^ History of the Basilica on its home page Archived December 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Mukherjee, Rila. 2009. 'Locality, history, memory: Vailankanni and a new geography of citizenship.' In Mukherjee, Rila and Tajesh, M.N. (eds.), Locality, History, Memory: The Making of the Citizen in South Asia, pp. 152–181. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
^ R.V. Smith Mother Mary... in a sari from The Hindu
^ "History of Vailankanni
^ Velankanni festival ends with feast mass on The Hindu news
^ "Velankanni Feast Day 2018 | Our Lady Of Good Health | Vailankanni.info". Velankanni.info. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ Photographs of a privately erected shrine in Bangalore
^ Religious Societies in the Dioscese of Tiruchirapalli
^ http://www.kintera.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=etITK6OTG&b=309286&ct=160559
^ Our Lady of Good Health at IMDb
^ News article regarding the revival of Nuestra Señora de la Salud

External links

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Vailankanni – Official website
Marian Shrine of Vailankanni TV – Live streaming

[1] Description of the miracles at the Velankanni Shrine

[history-2] History of the Basilica on its home page Archived December 3, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Mukherjee, Rila. 2009. 'Locality, history, memory: Vailankanni and a new geography of citizenship.' In Mukherjee, Rila and Tajesh, M.N. (eds.), Locality, History, Memory: The Making of the Citizen in South Asia, pp. 152–181. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

[4] R.V. Smith Mother Mary... in a sari from The Hindu

[5] "History of Vailankanni

[6] Velankanni festival ends with feast mass on The Hindu news

[7] "Velankanni Feast Day 2018 | Our Lady Of Good Health | Vailankanni.info". Velankanni.info. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[8] Photographs of a privately erected shrine in Bangalore

[9] Religious Societies in the Dioscese of Tiruchirapalli

[10] ttp://www.kintera.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=etITK6OTG&b=309286&ct=160559

[11] Our Lady of Good Health at IMDb

[12] News article regarding the revival of Nuestra Señora de la Salud

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+|date         = 16th and 17th century
+|witness    = Young boy
+|type         = [[Marian apparition]]
+|approval     = Pending approval by the [[Holy See]]
+|shrine       = [[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]], [[Velankanni]], [[India]]<br>Feast day, 8 September
+}}
 '''Our Lady of Good Health''' ({{lang-ta|'''ஆரோக்கிய அன்னை'''}} ''Ārōkkiya annai''), also known as '''Our Lady of Vailankanni''', is the title given to the [[Veneration of Mary in Roman Catholicism|Blessed Virgin Mary]] by people as she twice appeared in the town of [[Velankanni]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]], in the 16th to 17th centuries.<ref>[http://www.velankannichurch.in/shrine-miracles.php Description of the miracles at the Velankanni Shrine]</ref>
 ==History==
-Though there is no historical document or record about the reputed [[Marian apparitio|apparitions of Mary]] at Vailankanni, only [[oral tradition]] ascertain the two apparitions in the 21st century and the saving of the Portuguese sailors from a storm in the [[Bay of Bengal]] .<ref name="history">[http://www.vailankannishrinebasilica.org/vailankannishrinebasilica/shrine-history.htm History of the Basilica on its home page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203024943/http://www.vailankannishrinebasilica.org/vailankannishrinebasilica/shrine-history.htm |date=December 3, 2007 }}</ref>
+Though there is no historical document or record about the reputed [[Marian apparitio|apparitions of Mary]] at Vailankanni, only [[oral tradition]] ascertain the two apparitions in the 16th century and the saving of the Portuguese sailors from a storm in the [[Bay of Bengal]] in the 17th century.<ref name="history">[http://www.vailankannishrinebasilica.org/vailankannishrinebasilica/shrine-history.htm History of the Basilica on its home page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203024943/http://www.vailankannishrinebasilica.org/vailankannishrinebasilica/shrine-history.htm |date=December 3, 2007 }}</ref>
-According to tradition, the first apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering [[buttermilk]] to a man who lived far away. During his travels, the boy stopped to rest beside a lake that was shaded by a [[Banyan tree]]. A beautiful woman, carrying a child, is said to have appeared, and asked the boy for some milk to feed her child, which he gave. When he reached the home for his milk delivery, he apologised for the delay and that there would be less milk in his pot. But when they opened the lid of the milk pot, the container was brimming with milk. There is no record & it is created story . Totally false to propogate personal fantasy.
+According to tradition, the first apparition is said to have occurred to a young boy delivering [[buttermilk]] to a man who lived far away. During his travels, the boy stopped to rest beside a lake that was shaded by a [[Banyan tree]]. A beautiful woman, carrying a child, is said to have appeared, and asked the boy for some milk to feed her child, which he gave. When he reached the home for his milk delivery, he apologised for the delay and that there would be less milk in his pot. But when they opened the lid of the milk pot, the container was brimming with milk.
-The second apparition occurred a few years later. A lame boy would sell buttermilk to passing travellers, who would pause in the shade of a large Banyan tree, to escape the heat of the day. However, he had no customers. Suddenly, an ethereal woman, holding a child appeared before him, and asked for a cup of buttermilk. He gave her a cup, which she fed to her child. The woman asked the boy to go to [[Nagapattinam]], and find a certain Catholic man in the town, and tell him to build a chapel at Vailankanni in her honour. Apparently cured, the boy ran to Nagapattinam, where he found the man and told him his story. This is a false concotted story. No mention of place time date or name of lame boy has been found till date.
+The second apparition occurred a few years later. A lame boy would sell buttermilk to passing travellers, who would pause in the shade of a large Banyan tree, to escape the heat of the day. However, he had no customers. Suddenly, an ethereal woman, holding a child appeared before him, and asked for a cup of buttermilk. He gave her a cup, which she fed to her child. The woman asked the boy to go to [[Nagapattinam]], and find a certain Catholic man in the town, and tell him to build a chapel at Vailankanni in her honour. Apparently cured, the boy ran to Nagapattinam, where he found the man and told him his story.
 These apparitions have not been approved by the [[Holy See]].
 ==Basilica==
-{{main|Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health}}
+{{main article|Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health}}
 [[Image:Vailankanni Basilica1.jpg|thumb|250px|Basilica (Extension) of Our Lady of Good Health]]
 {{Roman Catholic Mariology}}
-A [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic-styled]] basilica stands in Velankanni in memory of the apparitions. The [[basilica]] erected by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and the [[Demographics of India|Indians]] stands at the site where the buttermilk seller saw Mary and Jesus.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JJwYBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=Nadu+Thittu+shrine&source=bl&ots=LzEIDgq6il&sig=glnu4E8ZI6AcN8gl1NlSP6adnIc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfzv_mocvaAhULObwKHULwAFYQ6AEIaTAM#v=onepage&q=Nadu%20Thittu%20shrine&f=false Mukherjee, Rila. 2009. 'Locality, history, memory: Vailankanni and a new geography of citizenship.' In Mukherjee, Rila and Tajesh, M.N. (eds.), Locality, History, Memory: The Making of the Citizen in South Asia, pp. 152–181. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.]</ref> This is totally false. No buttermilk seller ever saw merry & jesus. Moreover in India milk is being  a sold & not Butter milk. Theonic depiction of the Madonna is unique in that it is one of two only icons where Mary is portrayed wearing an Indian [[Sari]], while the other statue is said to have been buried with [[Aurangzeb]], the [[Mughal Emperors|Mughal Emperor]] .<ref>R.V. Smith [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/16/stories/2003061600540200.htm Mother Mary... in a sari] from The Hindu</ref> The basilica is known as a site for pilgrims from all over India and its assembly of multilingual prayers every Christmas.<ref>[http://www.velankannichurch.com/pages/historyofvailankanni/historyofvailankanni.html "History of Vailankanni]</ref>
+A [[Gothic Revival architecture|Gothic-styled]] basilica stands in Velankanni in memory of the apparitions. The [[basilica]] erected by the [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] and the [[Demographics of India|Indians]] stands at the site where the buttermilk seller saw Mary and Jesus.<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=JJwYBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA163&lpg=PA163&dq=Nadu+Thittu+shrine&source=bl&ots=LzEIDgq6il&sig=glnu4E8ZI6AcN8gl1NlSP6adnIc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjfzv_mocvaAhULObwKHULwAFYQ6AEIaTAM#v=onepage&q=Nadu%20Thittu%20shrine&f=false Mukherjee, Rila. 2009. 'Locality, history, memory: Vailankanni and a new geography of citizenship.' In Mukherjee, Rila and Tajesh, M.N. (eds.), Locality, History, Memory: The Making of the Citizen in South Asia, pp. 152–181. Newcastle on Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.]</ref> The iconic depiction of the Madonna is unique in that it is one of two only icons where Mary is portrayed wearing an Indian [[Sari]], while the other statue is said to have been buried with [[Aurangzeb]], the [[Mughal Emperors|Mughal Emperor]] .<ref>R.V. Smith [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/06/16/stories/2003061600540200.htm Mother Mary... in a sari] from The Hindu</ref> The basilica is known as a site for pilgrims from all over India and its assembly of multilingual prayers every Christmas.<ref>[http://www.velankannichurch.com/pages/historyofvailankanni/historyofvailankanni.html "History of Vailankanni]</ref>
-Mary had an illict affair with Roman Soldier  Panthera. Jesus was bastard son of unmarried Mary  a result of the illicit affair. Jesus was result of illicit relationship  of Mary & Panthera.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/origen161.html|title=Origen: Contra Celsus, Book 1 (Roberts-Donaldson)|website=www.earlychristianwritings.com|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref> In india Jesus is treated as bastard child & Mary as characterless women.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Abelson|first=Raziel|last2=Russell|first2=Bertrand|last3=Edwards|first3=Paul|date=September 1958|title=Why I am not a Christian, and Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects.|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2104293|journal=Philosophy and Phenomenological Research|volume=19|issue=1|pages=112|doi=10.2307/2104293|issn=0031-8205}}</ref>.
 ==Feast day==
-September 8, the Feast of the [[Nativity of Mary]], is also commemorated as the feast of Our Lady of Good Health. The celebration starts on 29 August and ends on the day of the feast.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090958170300.htm Velankanni festival ends with feast mass] on The Hindu news</ref> The feast day prayers are said in [[Marathi language|Tamil, Marathi]], [[East Indian language|East Indian]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Velankanni Feast Day 2018 {{!}} Our Lady Of Good Health {{!}} Vailankanni.info |url=http://vailankanni.info/velankanni-feast-day-2018/ |website=Velankanni.info |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
+September 8, the Feast of the [[Nativity of Mary]], is also commemorated as the feast of Our Lady of Good Health. The celebration starts on 29 August and ends on the day of the feast.<ref>[http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/09/stories/2007090958170300.htm Velankanni festival ends with feast mass] on The Hindu news</ref> The feast day prayers are said in [[Marathi language |Tamil, Marathi]], [[East Indian language|East Indian]], [[Malayalam]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Kannada language|Kannada]], [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Hindi]] and [[English language|English]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Velankanni Feast Day 2018 {{!}} Our Lady Of Good Health {{!}} Vailankanni.info |url=http://vailankanni.info/velankanni-feast-day-2018/ |website=Velankanni.info |accessdate=30 August 2018}}</ref>
 ==Other churches and shrines==
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 ==== Australia ====
 *[http://www.tapinu-australia.org/ethnic_group/ethnic-group-6/ Shrine of Our Mother of Good Health - Velankanni], All Nations Marian Centre, Merrimu, Australia
 *[http://marianvalley.org.au/chapels/our-lady-good-health-vailankanni/ Shrine to Our Lady of Good Health, Vailankanni], at the Shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians, [[Brisbane]], Australia
 ==== Canada ====
 *[http://www.olghtamilparish.com Our Lady of Good Health Parish Church], [[Ontario]], Canada
 ==== India ====
 *[http://konkancatholic.com/diocese-of-mangalore/Our-Lady-of-Vailankanni-Church-Farla Church of Our Lady of Vailankanni], Farla, [[Nagpur]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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 *[http://www.ourladyofhealth.com Our Lady of Health Church], [[Shirva, India]]
 *[http://vailankannikalmady.com/shrine/ Our Lady of Velankanni Shrine], at the Stella Maris Church, Kalmady, [[Udupi]], India
 ==== Indonesia ====
 *[[Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni]], [[Medan]], [[North Sumatra]], Indonesia
 ==== Malaysia ====
 *[http://www.sacredheartkl.org Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health], [[Kampung Pandan]], [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia
 ==== Mozambique ====
 *[http://www.hpip.org/def/pt/Homepage/Obra?a=2131 Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde] (Church of Our Lady of Good Health), [[Nampula]], Mozambique
 ==== Portugal ====
 *[http://www.portoenorte.pt/pt/oquefazer/detalhe.php?id=4244 Santuário da Senhora da Saúde] (Sanctuary of Our Lady of Good Health), [[Póvoa de Varzim]], Portugal
 ==== Sri Lanka ====
 *[http://velankanni.blogspot.com Annai Velankanni Church], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
 *[https://www.facebook.com/pg/OurLadyOfGoodHealthChurch/about/ Our Lady of Good Health Church], [[Mabola]], Sri Lanka
 *[https://www.facebook.com/OurLadyOfGoodHealthSedawatte/ Our Lady of Good Health Church], Sedawatta, Wellampitiya, Sri Lanka
 ==== United States ====
 *An oratory inside the Crypt Church at [[Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception]], [[Washington, D.C.]], United States.<ref>http://www.kintera.org/site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=etITK6OTG&b=309286&ct=160559</ref>