NOVEMBER

1.
Feast of All Saints, instituted in. honour of Our Lady and all the saints, at Rome, by Pope Boniface IV., about the year 608, and, since, in all churches of Christendom, by Pope Gregory IV., about the year 829, at the prayer of Louis la Debonnairo, who made a decree for its observance in all his dominions.—(Baronins on the Martyrologium Romanum.)

2.
Our Lady of Emmimont, near Abbeville. This church is much visited by pilgrims. — (Antiq. d' Abbev., lib. i.)

3.
Oar Lady of Rennes, in Brittany. The English having made a mine to blow up the town, it is said that the candles in the chapel] were found miraculously lighted; the bells rung of themselves, and the image of the Blessed Virgin was seen to stretch out its arms towards the middle of the church, where the mine was, which by that means was discovered.—(Triple Couronne, Trait. 3, c. 7 and 8.)

4.
Our Lady of Port Louisa, at Milan. Tradition reports that this image received one day the homage of two angels, whom several persons saw bending the knee before it—(Astolphus, ex Hist. universal. imag. B. Virgin.)

5.
Our Lady of Damietta, in Egypt This church was consecrated in honor of the Blessed Virgin, in the year 1220, by Pelagins, apostolic legate—- (AEmilins, in Philippo.)

6.
Our Lady of Valfleurie, seven leagues from Lyons. This church is so called, because the image of the Blessed Virgin on the high altar was found by shepherds in some broom, which had flowered about the feast of Christmas.—(Triple Couronne, n. 47.)

7.
Our Lady of the Pond, near Dijon. This image of baked earth was discovered in the year 1531, on occasion of an ox stopping always in this place, and though he grazed there constantly, the grass was always found still more abundant.—(Ibid., n. 42.)

8.
Our Lady of Belle Fontaine, in the diocese of La Rochelle. This image has been honored from time immemorial.—(Archives of the Abbey.)

9.
Our Lady of Good-Succor, in Perche, near Ronmalard. This church is much frequented by persons who are in affliction.—(Triple Couronne, n. 62.)

10.
In the year 1552, Our Lady of Loretto healed of an incurable malady a Turkish pacha, who was persuaded by one of his slaves, who was a Christian, to have recourse to the Blessed Virgin; this Mohammedan believed him, and promised to give him his liberty, if Our Lady cured him. having recovered his health, he sent several presents to the church of Our Lady of Loretto, and, among others, his bow and quiver.—(Tursellini, Hist. Lanret, lib. iii., c. 18.)

11.
On this day, about the year 1546, the Portuguese gained a great victory over the infidels, who had been before the castle of Die, in the East Indies, for the space of seven months, and who would have carried it by storm, if Our Lady had not appeared upon the walls; which caused so great terror in the enemy's camp, that the siege was at once raised.—(Balingham on the Calendar.)

12.
Our Lady of the Tower, at Fribourg, built on the lands of the heretics, on the very spot whore an image of Our Lady had been found.—(Triple Couronne, n. 85.)

13.
Dedication of the Abbey of Bee, in Normandy, in the year 1077, by Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury. This abbey of Benedictines was founded about the year 1045 by Herluin, who was its first abbot.—(Gulielmus Gemiticensis, lib. vi. de ducib. Norman., cap. 9.)

14.
Our Lady of the Grotto, in the diocese of Lamego, in Portugal. This chapel was cut in the rock, in the same place where an image of the Blessed Virgin had been found.— - Vasconcellius, in Descriptio regui Lusitan.)

15.
Our Lady of Pignerol, built in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, about the year 1098, by Adelaide, Countess of Savoy.—(Archives of the Place.)

16.
Our Lady of Chieves, in Hainault, where, in the year 1130, the lady of the place, named Ida, had a chapel built near a fountain where an image of Our Lady had been found, which has since wrought many miracles.—(Triple Couronne, n. 62.)

17.
Institution of the confraternity of Our Lady of Sion, at Nancy, in Lorraine, in the year 1393, by Ferri of Lorraine, Count of Vaudemont.—(Ibid.. n. 66.)

18.
Our Lady of Bourdieux, near Bourges. This abbey of Benedictines was built in the year 928, by Ebbo, the Lord of Berry.—(Bzovinus, ad ann. 928.)

19.
Our Lady of Good Tidings, in the Abbey of St. Victor, which was visited every Saturday, by Mary of Medicis. The abbey was founded in 1113 by Louis the Large.—(Ex. Archiv. S. Victoris Parisiensis.)

20.
Our Lady of La Gardia, near Bologna, in Italy. This picture was in the Church of Santa Sophia, at Constantinople, with this inscription: "This picture, painted by St. Luke, must be taken to the mountain of La Gardia, and placed over the altar of the church." A Greek monk set out for Italy about the year 433, with the picture entrusted to him, and deposited it on the mountain, of La Gardia.—(Bzovius, ad ann. 1433, n. 379.)

21.
Presentation of Our Lady. This feast was instituted in the Greek Church more than nine hundred years ago, since St. Germanus, who held the see of Constantinople in the year 715, composed a sermon upon it.—(Baronius, Notes to the Martyrology.)

22.
Institution of the Confraternity of the Presentation of Our Lady, at St. Omer's, in the year 1481. —(Adalardus Tassart, in Chrou., ad ann. 1481.)

23.
Our Lady of the Vault, near the town of St. Anastasia, in the environs of Florence.— Triple Cour., n. 102.)

24.
In the year 1535, Our Lady of Montserrat restored the use of speech to a Savoyard who had lost it.—(History of Montserrat.)

25.
Our Lady of the Rock, in the territory of Fiezoli; in Tnscany. This image is placed in a rook, where two shepherds retired to pray: Our Lady ordered them to build a church in this place.— (Archangel. Janius, in Annal. PP. Servitarum.)

26.
Our Lady of the Mountains, in Italy, between the Esquiline and Viminal Hills. This image was miraculously found in the year 1500.—(Triple Cour., n. 99.)

27.
Dedication of the town of Lesina, in the campaign of Rome. This town was given to Our Lady in the year 1400, by Margaret, Queen of Poland, and mother of Ladislas.— Bzovius, liv. ix. de Signis Ecclesiae.)

28.
Our Lady of Walsingham, in England, greatly honored by Edward I., who, as he was playing one day at chess, rose up instinctively from his seat, and at the same time a large stone became loose in the roof, and fell upon the chair where he had been. sitting. From that time he particularly honored Our Lady of Walsingham.—(Thomas Walsingham, History of England under Edward I.)

29.
Our Lady of the Crown, at Palermo, so called because it was there that the kings of Sicily received the royal crown, as holding it from the Mother of God, and unwilling to wear it for any but her.—(Thorn. Facellus, lib. viii. prioris decad. de rebus Siculis.)

30.
Our Lady of Genesta, or the coast of Genoa, in Italy. A poor woman, named Petrnccia, undertook to build this church, a task which appeared to every one impossible; she however proceeded to lay the corner stone, and assured every one that she should not die till the Blessed Virgin and St. Augustin finished this work. In fact, this church was found miraculously completed a short time afterwards. (Segninus, in his Chronicle.)