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Our Lady of Lebanon

Marian shrine in Lebanon

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name	Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
native_name	مزار سيدة لبنان
image	Ladylebanon.JPG
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caption	Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
location	Harissa
tradition	Queen and Patroness of Lebanon
festival
country	Lebanon
administration	Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries
organisational_status
ownership	Maronite Church
patron	Our Lady of Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanese people
religious_features_label	Feast
religious_features	1st Sunday of May
architecture_style	Blessed Virgin Mary with outstretched hands, bronze crown
creator
year_completed	1904
date_demolished
elevation_m

Lebanon Lebanese people

Eastern Catholicism Maronite Church Melkite Greek Church

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (also known as Our Lady of Harissa, , Sayyidat Lubnān) is a Marian shrine and a pilgrimage site in the village of Harissa in Lebanon.

The shrine belongs to the Maronite Patriarchate who entrusted its administration to the Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries since its foundation in 1904 and also to the Jesuit Lucien Cattin, according to Christian Taoutel, a Lebanese historian at Saint Joseph University. One of the most important shrines in the world honoring Mary, Mother of Jesus, the shrine is highlighted by a huge, 15-tonne bronze statue measuring 8.5 m high and with a diameter of 5 m. The Virgin Mary is shown stretching her hands towards Beirut.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon draws millions of faithful Christians, Druze, and Muslims from all over the world. Its golden jubilee in 1954 was also the centenary of the proclamation of the Catholic dogma of the Immaculate Conception. During these celebrations, Pope Pius XII sent his representative, Cardinal Angelo Roncalli (later Pope John XXIII) to Lebanon. Pope John Paul II visited the Shrine in 1997. Pope Leo XIV visited the shrine in 2025.

The Congregation of Maronite Lebanese Missionaries, responsible for shrine administration, works at reinforcing relations among all local Churches, Christian communities and apostolic movements.

The Lebanese Christians as well as the Druze and Muslims, all have a special devotion to Mary, Mother of Jesus. The Maronite Patriarch of Antioch named her the "Queen of Lebanon" in 1908 upon the Shrine’s completion. Overlooking the coast off Jounieh, the shrine has become a major tourist attraction where tourists take the gondola lift, the Téléphérique, from the city of Jounieh to Harissa.

History

The Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon is a French-made, 13-ton statue, made of bronze and painted white, of the Virgin Mary. It was erected in 1907 on top of a hill, 650 meters above sea level, in the village of Harissa, 20 km north of Beirut in honor of Our Lady of Lebanon. The land was donated by Yousef Khazen. It was made up of seven sections that were assembled on top of the stone base, which had a bottom perimeter of 64m, an upper perimeter of 12m and with an overall height of 20m. The height of the statue is 8.50m while its diameter is 5.50m. The statue and the shrine were inaugurated in 1908, and it has become a major pilgrimage destination. The statue was donated by a French woman who remains anonymous.

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II visited the shrine when he made an official visit to Lebanon on May 10, 1997. He conducted a mass in the modern Basilica. On December 8, 1998, the Vatican announced that the World Day of the Sick would be celebrated on February 11, 1999, at Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Pope John Paul II prayed that Our Lady of Lebanon who had watched over the agonizing suffering of the Lebanese people could help all those who were suffering in the world.

Pope Benedict XVI launched an appeal for peace in Lebanon and Gaza by invoking the protection of Our Lady of Lebanon on January 28, 2007. He said, "To Christians in Lebanon, I repeat the exhortation to be promoters of real dialogue between the various communities, and upon everyone I invoke the protection of Our Lady of Lebanon."

The Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon as well as the residences of four Eastern Catholic Churches patriarchs reside in the vicinity of the shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon.

On December 1, 2025, Pope Leo XIV met with bishops, priests, consecrated men and women, and pastoral workers at the shrine during his official visit to Lebanon

Image gallery

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Churches, schools, and shrines dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon

Churches, schools, and shrines dedicated to Our Lady of Lebanon Main article: Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral (disambiguation)

Argentina

Instituto Nuestra Señora del Libano, San Martin, Mendoza, Argentina
Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Libano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Australia

Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Melbourne VIC
Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Harris Park, Sydney, NSW
Our Lady of Lebanon College, Harris Park, Sydney, NSW
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, West Wollongong NSW

Brazil

Our Lady of Lebanon Melkite Church, Fortaleza
Our Lady of Lebanon Square, Visconde do Rio Branco, Minas Gerais
Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Belo Horizonte, MG
Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral, São Paulo, SP
Our Lady of Lebanon Parish, Porto Alegre, RS
Our Lady of Lebanon Church, Rio de Janeiro, RJ

Canada

Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Toronto, Ontario
Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church and Shrine, Leamington, Ontario
Our Lady Of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Laval, Quebec

Colombia

*Our Lady of Lebanon Procathedral, Bogotá, (Nuestra Señora del Líbano) a.k.a. Church of Santa Clara de Assís

France

Notre Dame du Liban, Paris, France, seat of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Paris

Mexico

Our Lady of Valvanera Cathedral, Mexico City, seat of the Maronite Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of the Martyrs of Lebanon in Mexico

South Africa

Our Lady Of Lebanon Church in Mulbarton, Johannesburg

Shrine of Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon, Woodmead, Johannesburg
The Maronite Catholic Church, Mulbarton, Johannesburg

United Kingdom

Our Lady of Lebanon Parish – London

United States

California

Mariam Mother of Life Shrine (replica of Our Lady of Lebanon) at St. Ephrem's Maronite Catholic Church – El Cajon, California
Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon – Los Angeles, California
Our Lady of Mount Lebanon – Los Angeles, California
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Antiochene Catholic Church – Millbrae, California

Connecticut

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Waterbury, Connecticut

District of Columbia

Our Lady of Lebanon Chapel, Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.
Our Lady of Lebanon Parish, Washington, D.C.
Our Lady of Lebanon Seminary, Washington, D.C.

Florida

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Miami, Florida

Illinois

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Lombard, Illinois

Massachusetts

Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon, Boston, Massachusetts

Michigan

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Flint, Michigan

Missouri

Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, Saint Louis, Missouri

New York

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral (Brooklyn)
Our Lady of Lebanon Parish (1914 Maronite; 1934 Roman), Niagara Falls, New York

Ohio

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Mission, Columbus, Ohio
Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon (North Jackson, Ohio)

Oklahoma

Our Lady of Lebanon Catholic Church, Norman, Oklahoma

Pennsylvania

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Easton, Pennsylvania

Texas

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Austin, Texas
Our Lady of the Cedars Maronite Catholic Church, Houston, Texas
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Lewisville, Texas

West Virginia

Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, Wheeling, West Virginia

Uruguay

Our Lady of Lebanon Parish Church, Montevideo

References

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Jousiffe, Ann. ''Lebanon'', page 146
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[https://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/messages/sick/documents/hf_jp-ii_mes_09121998_world-day-of-the-sick-1999_en.html VII World Day of the Sick, 1999]
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. (1 December 2025). ["Pope Leo XIV prays for peace at tomb of Lebanese saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike"](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-leo-xiv-prays-for-peace-at-tomb-of-lebanese-saint-revered-by-christians-and-muslims-alike).
Turk, Elias. (1 December 2025). "Our Lady of Lebanon gives strength to hope, says Leo". The Tablet.

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