Our Lady of Bonaria

Notre Dame de BonariaMemorial

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Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the form of a statue of Mary and the Christ Child that was washed up at a Mercedarian monastery near Cagliari, Italy on 25 April 1370, apparently from a shipwreck the night before. Legend says that the locals tried to open the crate it was in, but only one of the Mercedarian monks could get the it open.

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  • “Our Lady of Bonaria“. CatholicSaints.Info. 3 February 2022. Web. 24 April 2024. <>