The
shrine of Mariapocs is a Catholic church of Byzantine rite located in a
small Hungarian village bordering Russia. The image venerated there is
an ancient icon of Mary "Hodegetria" (Who Shows the Way).
On November 4, 1696,
the faithful attending Mass in the village’s Greek Catholic church saw
the Virgin of the Hodegetria icon shed tears. The occurrence was
repeated several times until December 8th (the feast day of the
Immaculate Conception) and was witnessed by countless people, who even
came from neighboring countries.
The priest gathered
these precious "pearls of mercy" in a silk handkerchief and sent them to
the local bishop. Investigation confirmed the supernatural origin of
the occurrence. Then the emperor of Austria-Hungary, Leopold I, ordered
that the icon be transferred to Saint Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna,
Austria.
It should be noted
that the miraculous tears of the "Hodigitria" in Mariapocs occurred in
1696, three years after Emperor Leopold I renewed the national act of
trust to Mary. The following year, in 1697, the Turks were driven out of
the Austro-Hungarian territory permanently.
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