The first mention of the Statue of the Comforter of the Afflicted
was on the 8th of December 1624 when the statue was part of
a procession outside the city wallks by Father Jacques Brocquart
and the students of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Jesuit
College. A chapel for the veneration of the Comforter was built
between 1625 and 1628 on the Glacis Field. The chapel was then
enlarged in 1640 and the statue would remain there until the
beginning of the French Revolution. The statue was brought
back into the city to be kept in the Parish Church (previously
the Jesuit Church.)
The oldest pictures of the Madonna, which are currently in
Kevelaer, confirm that the Madonna is dressed according to
the customs which the Spanish adapted in the Middle Ages. As
is customary with many statues of the Madonna, the costumes
are changed according to the particular religous festival or
pilgramage in progress. The Octave, the celebration
from the fourth to sixth Sunday of Easter is of particular
importance to Comforter of the Afflicted.
The polychromatic statue of the Comforter of the Afflicetd
is carved in lime wood and stands 0.73 (2 ft 4 in) meters in
height.
Key dates in the history of Cathedral of Notre Dame
1594
Jesuits settle in Luxembourg
7th May 1613
Corner stone of the Jesuit College Church laid
17th October 1621
College Church consecrated and dedicated to the "Blessed
Virgin"
8th December 1624
First recorded worship of the miraculous statue of Our
Lady as Comforter of the Afflicted
10th October 1666
Election of the Virgin Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted,
as Patron Saint of the the City
20th Feb 1678
Election of the Virgin Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted,
as Patron Saint of the Duchy of Luxembourg and the County
of Chiny
1773
Suppression of the Jesuit Order
29th April 1778
Former Jesuit Church becomes a parish church dedicated
to St Micholas and St Theresa
1789
French Revolution
Luxembourg subsequently becomes integrated into the "Departement
des Forêts
1794
Transfer of the statue of Our Lady from the chapel outside
the city walls to the Parish Church
1801
Parish church designated "Mother Church of the City
and the Department."
Dedicated to St Peter
31st March 1848
Named "Church of Our Lady"
27th September 1870
Elevated to rank of Cathedral
12th May 1935
Cornerstone of Cathdral extension laid
1938
Extension finished.
Construction of crypt finished
Crypt dedicated to St Peter
1962/1963
New choir arrangement
8th December 1963
New consecration of the building
5th April 1985
Steeple of bell tower destroyed by fire
15th May 1985
Pope John Paul II prays in front of the statue of the
Comforter of the Afflicted on his pastoral visit to Luxembourg
Luxembourg - Cathedral of Notre Dame
The Statue of Our Lady
The first mention of the Statue of the Comforter of the Afflicted was on the 8th of December 1624 when the statue was part of a procession outside the city wallks by Father Jacques Brocquart and the students of the Congregation of Our Lady of the Jesuit College. A chapel for the veneration of the Comforter was built between 1625 and 1628 on the Glacis Field. The chapel was then enlarged in 1640 and the statue would remain there until the beginning of the French Revolution. The statue was brought back into the city to be kept in the Parish Church (previously the Jesuit Church.)
The oldest pictures of the Madonna, which are currently in Kevelaer, confirm that the Madonna is dressed according to the customs which the Spanish adapted in the Middle Ages. As is customary with many statues of the Madonna, the costumes are changed according to the particular religous festival or pilgramage in progress. The Octave, the celebration from the fourth to sixth Sunday of Easter is of particular importance to Comforter of the Afflicted.
The polychromatic statue of the Comforter of the Afflicetd is carved in lime wood and stands 0.73 (2 ft 4 in) meters in height.
Key dates in the history of Cathedral of Notre Dame
Luxembourg subsequently becomes integrated into the "Departement des Forêts
Dedicated to St Peter
Construction of crypt finished
Crypt dedicated to St Peter
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