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Dinis seems to be very active as of late! some reigning houses could learn a thing or two...
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It is tradition for members of the Portuguese Royal Family to be consecrated to Our Lady of Lapa.What is the deeper meaning behind being consecrated to a specific sanctuary of Mary?
That's what it said but my question was what it means to be consecrated to a sanctuary of Maria; as a non-catholic I don't understand this ritual.It is tradition for members of the Portuguese Royal Family to be consecrated to Our Lady of Lapa.
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It simply means to place someone or sonething under the specific care/patronage/protection of the Mother of Jesus.That's what it said but my question was what it means to be consecrated to a sanctuary of Maria; as a non-catholic I don't understand this ritual.
Thanks! That's still a foreign concept to me, however, if I understand it correctly, the 'sanctuary' itself is irrelevant. So, why aren't they consecrated to Mary herself instead of to a sanctuary dedicated to her?It simply means to place someone or sonething under the specific care/patronage/protection of the Mother of Jesus.
Thanks for the explanation.I am not sure I understand your question?
Unlike the Mother of God, a sanctuary is not able to pray, to intercede or to offer protection.
Even though it is meant to be a sacred space dedicated to worship and prayer, it is not the sanctuary itself that does those things.(worship, prayer, intercession)
So while the consecration itself takes place in a place dedicated to Our Lady, the consecration is TO the Blessed Virgin in whose name it is.
were consecrated to Our Lady of Lapa, in Sernancelhe, the first Marian sanctuary in the Iberian Peninsula
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Isn’t the Constantinian Order under the sovereignty of the House of Bourbon Two Sicilies? What does Dom Afonso have to do with it?Afonso, the Duke and Duchess of Coimbra, participated in the Investiture of the new knights and dames of the Constantinian Order of Saint George.
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Investidura dos novos cavaleiros e damas da Ordem Constantiniana de São Jorge
S.A.R. o Príncipe da Beira, S.A. a Infanta D. Maria Francisca, Duquesa de Coimbra, e S.E. o Duque de Coimbra, estiveram presentes na Investidura dos novos cavaleiros e damas da Ordem Constantiniana de São Jorge, que se realizou na passada quinta-feira, dia...monarquiaportuguesa.blogs.sapo.pt
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1,088 likes, 5 comments - casarealpt on December 3, 2025: "S.A.R. o Príncipe da Beira, S.A. a Infanta D. Maria Francisca, Duquesa de Coimbra, e S.E. o Duque de Coimbra, estiveram presentes na Investidura dos novos cavaleiros e damas da Ordem Constantiniana de São Jorge, que se realizou na...www.instagram.com
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