Although this consoling protection of the Mother has been given to her children since the early days of the Church, devotion to Nossa Senhora da Piedade took shape and form centuries later in Portugal.
Thus, some historians claim that at the beginning of the 12th century there was already much veneration for Nossa Senhora da Piedade de Merceana. According to tradition, the Virgin appeared on a tree trunk.
Thus, some historians claim that at the beginning of the 12th century there was already much veneration for Nossa Senhora da Piedade de Merceana. According to tradition, the Virgin appeared on a tree trunk.
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