When Napoleon invaded Rome, the Augustinians (Pope Leo’s religious order) saved the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help from destruction.
One of the best known and most beloved icons in the Western Church is the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. It’s featured in many Roman-rite Catholic churches, and many Catholics have a devotion to this “miracle” icon.
It has a fascinating history, one that involves its rescue from destruction by a group of Augustinian monks, the same religious order that Pope Leo XIV is a member of.
While the current church
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