Our Lady of Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon, also known as Notre Dame du Liban is the patron saint of the Mediterranean country of Lebanon. At the end of the 19th century, a 15-ton bronze statue, painted in white, was erected on top of a hill, 650 meters above sea level, in the village of Harissa, north of Beirut in honor of Our Lady of Lebanon. The shrine was inaugurated in 1908, and since then it has become a major pilgrimage destination in Lebanon. Pope John Paul II visited the shrine when he made an offical visit to Lebanon on May 10, 1997. He conducted a mass in the modern Basilica.