Our Lady of Tinos

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Our Lady of Tinos (also in Greek Megalochari tis Tinou or Panagia Evangelistria tis Tinou) is the major Marian shrine in Greece. It is located in the town of Tinos on the island of Tinos.

The complex is built around a miraculous icon which according to tradition was found after the Virgin appeared to St. Pelagia and designated to her the place where her icon was buried. The icon is widely believed to be the source of numerous miracles.

The icon was found on the very first days of the creation of the modern Greek State, henceforth Our Lady of Tinos was declared the patron saint of the Greek nation. Since then Tinos constitutes the major christian pilgrimage in Greece equal to what is Lourdes in France or Fatima in Portugal.

The major feast of the church is on 15 August when the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Theotokos) is commemorated by the Greek Orthodox Church.