Our_Lady_of_Soufanieh

Our Lady of Soufanieh

Our Lady of Soufanieh

Marian apparitions reported in Soufanieh, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, in the 1980's

Our Lady of Soufanieh refers to Marian apparitions reported to have occurred in Soufanieh, a suburb of Damascus in Syria starting in 1982.

Flow of oil from an image of the Virgin Mary

History

The apparitions reportedly occurred in December 1982, and January, February and March 1983. A flow of oil from an image of the Virgin Mary (described as miraculous), as well as oozing of oil from the face and hands of Myrna Nazzour, is said by observers to have accompanied the apparitions.[1]

Reporter Brigid Keenan wrote that the oil was analyzed and found to be "100 per cent olive oil." Furthermore, hundreds of people, including doctors and psychiatrists, witnessed the secretions and failed to find evidence of trickery.[citation needed]

According to Nazzour, she developed stigmata wounds in the "forehead, hands, feet and side", and the Virgin appeared to her outside her own home. Nazzour said the Virgin told her that "Christians should pray for peace, love one another and pray for the unity of the Christian churches."[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Nicholas J. Santoro (12 August 2011). Mary in Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. pp. 507–. ISBN 978-1-4620-4021-6. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  2. [2]
    Keenan, Brigid (11 August 1994). "Myrna and the oil: an everyday miracle: How does a woman become a modern saint? In Damascus Brigid Keenan met Myrna Nazzour and saw for herself . . ". The Independent (UK). Archived from the original on 2022-05-24. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

Further reading

  • Marius Kociejowski The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool: A Syrian Journey (Sutton Publishing) Stroud 2004, contains a chapter on Myrna Nazzour "Our Lady of Soufanieh".
  • Zahlaoui, Élias: Soufanieh. - in Sbalchiero, Patrick (ed.)(2002): Dictionnaire des miracles et de l'extraordinaire chrétien. - Paris: Fayard, p. 738-741.
  • Sbalchiero, Patrick: Damas/ Soufanieh. - in Laurentin, René/ Sbalchiero, Patrick (ed.)(2007): Dictionnaire des "apparitions" de la Vierge Marie. - Paris: Fayard, p. 1093-1097.
  • Touw, Johannes M.: Öl-Materialisationen und Stigmen in Soufanieh (Damaskus). - in: Resch, Andreas (1997): Paranormologie und Religion. - Innsbruck: Resch, p. 251-321.
  • Robert J. Fox (2002): Light from the East – Miracles of Our Lady of Soufanieh.
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