The House of the Virgin Mary - Godfrey E. Phillips
Rev. G.E. Phillips book, The House of the Virgin Mary, is the comprehensive tale of the Holy House in Nazareth, and its miraculous transport to Loreto, Italy a delightful book that carefully lays out the evidence for the miracle and affords you detailed, convincing answers to those who have challenged it. You'll learn about:
Its veneration in Nazareth before it mysteriously disappeared, leaving only its foundation
Its sudden, miraculous appearance on a hillside in Italy, dismaying local residents
How amazed Italians used exacting detective skills in Italy and later in Palestine to discover where the house had come from
How believers have venerated Our Lady of Loreto and revered her Holy House for over 700 years now (shouldn't you, too?)
The story of the fifteenth century erection of a magnificent basilica over the humble Holy House and the sixteenth century enclosing of the fragile structure in a grand marble encasement
The cure in the Holy House of two Popes in succession (and the tale of many other miracles witnessed there)
Among the evidence brought forth in this powerful book are:
Scores of quotations from 13th century witnesses, and from hundreds of scholars and visitors in the seven centuries since then
Other original sources from three nations: letters, wills, testimony, summaries, official reports from ancient archives, and documents (including encyclicals) from the Vatican itself testifying to the authenticity of the miracle and the merit of devotion to the Holy House and Our Lady of Loreto
Believers will be thrilled and consoled by the evidence presented here; skeptics will have their skepticism tempered and many will even come to see the truth about the Holy House: it is a miraculous dwelling, testimony in stone to the loving power of our God.
