Today the pilgrimage takes in three medieval statues of Our Lady which doubtless attracted devotional prayer in the later medieval centuries, but which were not, as far as an be seen, the focus of a particular cultus.
My posts about them from last year and others from earlier years can be accessed from Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of Howden, of Stamford, and of Flawford
Howden Minster
Image: A Church Near You
St Mary’s Stamford
Image: Britain Express
Flawford Church before demolition in 1775-9
Image: Flawford.org.uk
The statue of the Virgin and Child from Flawford
Image: Southwell and Nottingham Church History Project
There is more about the statues at The Flawford Alabasters and at Flawford - Features and Fittings. There is an online video about an academic study leading to a reconstruction of the original painted decoration of the statue, and that is a revelation. It can be viewed at Re-imagining the Flawford Virgin
May Our Lady of Howden, Our Lady of Stamford and Our Lady of Flawford intercede for us and our intentions
Jesu mercy, Mary pray
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