Feast of Our Lady of the Hens
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Feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Mount Carmel | |
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Official name | (in Italian) Festa di Santa Maria Incoronata del Carmine |
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Observed by | Christians |
Type | Cultural, Historical, Christian |
Significance | Feast day of the Madonna delle Galline (Our Lady of the Hens), commemoration of the finding of the miraculous Marian icon |
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Begins | Friday of the Easter Octave |
Ends | Next Monday |
Date | Second Sunday of Easter |
Frequency | annual |
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The feast of Saint Mary the Crowned of Mount Carmel, commonly known as Madonna delle Galline (Italian for Our Lady of the Hens), is a religious and civil festival annually celebrated in Pagani, Campania.
History
Bibliography
- Feldman, Martha (2015). The Castrato. UC Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780520962033. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- Swinburne, Henry (1790). Travels in the Two Sicilies. Vol. 3 (2 ed.). London: J. Nichols. p. 166. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
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- "OUR LADY OF THE HENS!". Clutha Leader. Vol. 7, no. 368. Balcutha. 29 October 1880. p. 7. Archived from the original on 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2018 – via Papers Past (National Library of New Zealand).
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(help) - "Pagani". Valle del Sarno. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- Matthews, Jeff (November 2015). "The 7 Madonnas of Campania". Naples: Life, Death & Miracles. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- "Votive chickens". The Votives Project. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2018.