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Originally posted by Bishops Finger:
With all due respect, the apparition of Our Lady to Richeldis at Walsingham in 1061 seems to me to be one of the most positive of such events, in that Herself (rather than just telling people to Be Good, Say Your Rosary, And Obey The Pope) was concerned that England should be forever reminded in a concrete manner of the importance of the Incarnation of Our Lord.

This is (IMHO) the great strength of Walsingham to this day, for Anglicans, RCs, and Orthodoxen alike.

Yes, I think there is a lot to that. As is sometimes pointed out, the image of our Lady of Walsingham depicts Her holding aloft the Christchlild, and pointing to Him.

That seems to me to be the essence of Marian devotion - to bring us towards He whom she was 'meet to bear'.

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I believe the statue of Our Lady of Fifth Avenue was carved by Mother Concordia Scott, who also carved the statues of Our Lady of Pew in Westminster Abbey and Our Lady Undercroft in Canterbury Cathedral.

The majority of such titles of Our Lady do not refer to apparitions, just popular devotions typically based on a well loved statue or icon, which may well be popularly associated with experiences of God's grace and protection.

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