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Our
Lady
of
Perpetual
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is
a
Roman
Catholic
title
of
the
Blessed
Virgin
Mary
as
represented
in
a
celebrated
15th-century
Byzantine
icon
also
associated
with
the
same
Marian
apparition.
The
icon
originated
from
the
Keras
Kardiotissas
Monastery
and
has
been
in
Rome
since
1499.
Today
it
is
permanently
enshrined
in
Sant'Alfonso
di
Liguori,
where
the
official
Novena
to
Our
Mother
of
Perpetual
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text
is
prayed
weekly.
On
23
June
1867,
Pope
Pius
IX
granted
the
image
Canonical
Coronation
along
with
its
present
title.
The
Redemptorist
Congregation
of
priests
and
brothers
are
the
only
religious
order
currently
entrusted
by
the
Holy
See
to
protect
and
propagate
a
Marian
religious
work
of
art.
In
the
Eastern
Orthodox
Church
iconography,
the
image
is
known
as
the
“Virgin
Theotokos
of
the
Passion”
due
to
the
instruments
of
the
Passion
of
Jesus
Christ
present
on
the
image.
Novena
devotions
are
held
before
June
27
every
year.
Under
Pope
Pius
XII's
Pontificate,
the
image
was
designated
as
the
national
Patroness
of
the
Republic
of
Haiti
and
of
Almoradí,
in
the
Valencian
Country,
Spain.
Due
to
promotion
by
the
Redemptorist
Priests
since
1865,
the
image
has
become
very
popular
among
Roman
Catholics.
Modern
reproductions
are
oftentimes
displayed
in
residential
homes,
commercial
establishments,
and
public
transportation.
Pope
John
Paul
II
issued
a
decree
to
crown
a
namesake
image
for
Poland
on
16
June
1999.
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