The coronation ceremony of the icon of Our Lady of Braslav will be led by the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal J. Meisner

August 6, Minsk /BELTA/. The coronation ceremony of the icon of the Our Lady of Braslav will be led by the Archbishop of Cologne, Cardinal Joachim Meisner. This was reported to BELTA correspondent by the Minsk-Mogilev Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Belarus. Archbishop Joachim Meisner will be in our country from August 21-24 at the invitation of Belarusian bishops. The Cardinal will also celebrate Holy Mass in the main Catholic church of the country - the Minsk Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The image of Our Lady of Braslav will be the first crowned icon in the Vitebsk region. Prayer vigils on the occasion of the placement of the Pope's crown on the revered icon, also known as the Mother of God, Queen of the Lakes, will be held on August 21-22 in Braslav under the motto "Prayer Meeting of Cultures of the Queen of the Lakes". In addition to the traditional church events for such a significant occasion, the program includes festivals of Latvian, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, and Polish cultures. The icon of Our Lady of Braslav is located in the altar of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is only revealed during divine services. In Belarus, six images of the Mother of God have been crowned with papal crowns: Our Lady of Brest in 1996, Our Lady of Budslau in 1998, the icon of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk in 2005, Our Lady of Congregations in 2005, the image of Our Lady of Gudagay was crowned in 2007, and the Trakai icon of the Mother of God had its miraculousness confirmed in 2009. -0-