Our Lady of the Good Event facts for kids

Our Lady of the Good Event (in Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso) is a special name for Mary, the mother of Jesus, used in Catholic countries where Spanish is spoken. The name "Good Event" refers to the time when Mary went to the Temple to present baby Jesus.

The First Church in Madrid

The Church of Buen Suceso, as it looked a long time ago in Madrid, Spain.

A group of Catholic men called the Obregonian Brothers started in Madrid, Spain. They were dedicated to helping sick people. Their main building was next to the Church of Buen Suceso. This church was first built around 1529 as a royal hospital.

Later, around 1590, the building was rebuilt as a new church and hospital. Around 1607, Pope Paul V gave the Obregonians a statue of Mary, which was named Virgen del Buen Suceso. Copies of this statue were made, and people started to honor Mary under this name all over Spain and its territories.

Apparitions in Ecuador

Inside the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Quito, Ecuador.

Quick facts for kids Servant of God Mariana de Jesús Torres
Virgin
Died	16 January 1635
Venerated in	Archdiocese of Quito

A nun named Mariana Francisca de Jesús Torres said she saw visions of Mary under this title. These visions supposedly happened from 1594 to 1634 in Quito, Ecuador. In 1611, the local bishop, Salvador Ribera Avalos, approved the visions that had happened up to that time.

Mariana Torres died on January 16, 1635. When her tomb was opened in 1906, her body was found to be preserved. The Catholic Church in Quito began the process to make her a saint in 1984.

Messages About the Future

According to some accounts, the visions of Our Lady of the Good Event included messages about the future. These messages supposedly predicted challenges for the Catholic Church and society in the 19th and 20th centuries. They spoke of a time of difficulty that would be followed by a period of improvement and restoration.

One message, supposedly from 1634, predicted that a teaching called papal infallibility would be declared a belief of the Catholic faith. This teaching states that the Pope cannot be wrong when he speaks officially about faith or morals. This prediction also said it would be declared by the same Pope who would declare the teaching of Mary's Immaculate Conception. In 1854, Pope Pius IX declared the Immaculate Conception. Then, in 1870, he declared papal infallibility.

Statue in the Philippines

A statue of Mary, known as "Our Lady of the Good Event of Parañaque," is kept in St. Andrew's Cathedral in Parañaque, Philippines. Mary is also considered the special protector of the city under this title.

See also

• In Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso para niños

Images for kids

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  Our Lady of the Good Event in Quito, Ecuador