The House of the Virgin Mary in Loreto Introduction
The Our Lady of Loreto House, located in Touhu Township, was completed and opened for use on March 25, 2007. It is the third Our Lady of Loreto House in the world and the only one in Asia, serving as a pilgrimage site for Catholics. The original Our Lady of Loreto (Loreto) in Italy is a Catholic sanctuary that attracts nearly one million pilgrims from around the world each year. In Catholic belief, it was relocated from the home of the Virgin Mary in Nazareth, Israel, where Mary was called by God to become the mother of Jesus. The bricks of the Loreto House were once touched by Jesus in his childhood and have been moved to the Italian Our Lady of Loreto House for the faithful to venerate. Beyond the sanctuary, the gardens here are equally impressive. The stone statue of the Virgin Mary at the entrance appears to welcome visitors. The tidy environment and European-style architecture, filled with exotic styles from different cultures, make it truly worth visiting in person to appreciate and experience.
