John Paul II's particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary was indicated in his coat of Arms (image, left), which contains a large letter 'M' standing under the cross. It has been claimed that apparitions were experienced by a number of popes, including Pope Leo XIII in 1884, Pope Pius XII at various stages during his papacy, and Pope John Paul II in 1981, while he recovered from an assassination attempt which occurred on the anniversary of the Fatima apparition. John Paul II's Coat of Arms contains the letter 'M' to indicate his devotion to Mary Papal Marian apparitions A highway underpass in Chicago, Illinois, United States (April 2005) ( ).Sydney, Australia (February 2003) ( ) The image is thought to be an optical illusion.Johns, Antigua (1994), on a grilled cheese sandwich to Diana Duyser, who sold it on eBay to online casino in November 2004. Conyers, Georgia, United States ( 1990 - 1998).Medjugorje, Herzegovina, to five children (1981).Bayside, New York ( ), to a middle-aged lady (1968-1995).Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico, to three children (1955).

Garabandal, Spain, to four country girls (1961-1965).

Banneux, Belgium, to schoolgirl Mariette Beco (1933).

Beauraing, Belgium, to five schoolchildren (1933).

Our Lady of Fatima - Fatima, Portugal, to three shepherd children (1917).

Our Lady of China - Donglu, China (1900).

the weeping statue of Santai, China (1900).

Our Lady of Beijing - Beijing, China ( 1900).

Our Lady, Queen of Ireland - Knock, Ireland, to numerous witnesses, along with Saint Joseph and Saint John, (1879).

Our Lady of Lourdes, France, to Bigourdane peasant girl Bernadette Soubirous (1858).

Our Lady of La Salette, France, to two cowherder children ( 1846).

Catherine Labouré, a nun of the Sisters of Charity convent at Rue du Bac, Paris, France ( 1830)

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, to St.

Our Lady of Good Success - Quito, Ecuador ( 1634).

Madero), Mexico, to Juan Diego, an indigenous farmer, ( 1531)

Our Lady of Guadalupe - Villa Guadalupe ( Gustavo A.

The Black Madonna - Czestochowa, Poland (1382).

Simon Stock, instituting the scapular - Aylesford, England ( 1251)

Appearance to Richeldis of Walsingham, Walsingham, England ( 1061).

the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy (352).

Marian apparitions sometimes involve statues or images of Mary of particular note are weeping statues, witnessed as producing tears. Apparitions sometimes recur at the same site over an extended period of time. They have been interpreted as psychological ( pareidolia), and as religious phenomena, occasionally as theophanies. They are often given names based on the town in which they were reported, or on the soubriquet which was given to Mary on the occasion of the apparition, or on her reported clothing and hairstyle. Marian apparitions are events in which the Virgin Mary is purported to have supernaturally appeared to one or more persons, typically but not always Christians, often Catholics. No device was found within a radius of fifteen miles capable of projecting the image, while the sheer number of photographs from independent sources suggests that no photographic manipulation was involved. Investigations by among others the Coptic Church and the police could find no explanation for the phenomenon. It was allegedly witnessed by Christians, Muslims and President Abdul Nasser, as well as captured by newspaper photographers and Egyptian television. This photograph is claimed to show an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Zeitoun, Egypt in 1968.

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