Mary of the Copper Street venerated in Germany

Since the Marian Year 1954, the great German shrines, like Alttöting and Kevelaer have seen a noticeable increase of visitors, including 800,000 pilgrims in 1954 alone for each one of these sites!

That year had been decreed a “Marian Year” by Pope Pius XII. In Germany, it culminated in the consecration of the country to Our Lady at the Catholic Congress of Fulda, the “Katholikentag.”

This national consecration to Mary gave a new impetus to the Marian revival, which was blessed with a flood of graces.

The Black Madonna of Cologne, known as "Mary of the Copper Street" is a statue of blackened wood like that of Loreto, which has probably been in Cologne since 1630, brought by Carmelite nuns expelled from Holland.

From the time of its arrival in Cologne, this statue has been highly revered and visited by pilgrims. Since World War II, the flow of visitors has increased to the point that "Mary of the Copper Street" is the most popular image of Mary in Germany.

The Mary of Nazareth Team