Recently someone commented that I should seek out the original Our Lady of Victories, after which our Birmingham Oratory's Lady Altar statue is fashioned from, in Paris.I certainly would love to, and was therefore overjoyed to read Fr. Nicholas' account of the beautiful little Parisian church, with links to St. Therese.
The church was completed in 1629 and financed by Louis XIII, who called it 'Our Lady of Victories' in gratitude for his recent victories on the battlefield. It was placed under the care of the Augustinians (or Petits Pères), who won themselves further favour with the King when one Br Fiacre obtained by his prayers to Our Lady, 'Refuge of Sinners' the birth of the long-awaited Dauphin, who would one day reign as Louis XIV. Br Fiacre had been visited by the Blessed Virgin on 3 November 1637 and undertook, on the royal couple's behalf, a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Grace at Cotignac, Provence. On his return, the Queen was discovered to be pregnant.Exciting stuff! Thank you Father(s)!
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