Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of the Oak at St Martin’s in Norwich

The Pilgrimage now goes into Norwich and heads for one of the city centre parishes north of the river Wensum, that of St Martin at Oak. It was in the branches of that oak in the churchyard that there stood a statue of Our Lady which from at least the reign of King Edward II attracted offerings as well as care in terms of maintaining the paintwork of the figure.

St Martin at Oak 

James Sillett (1764-1840)

Image: Norfolk Museums Service - artuk.org

St Martin at Oak circa 1909

Image: JBArchive

 

My post from last year is, like others, linked to my previous ones about the shrine. These note include some more about other statues of Our Lady that were places in trees as at Islington or visions of her in ones, as at Evesham, and, more recently, Fatima. These can all be accessed from Marian Pilgrimage - Our Lady of the Oak at St Martin’s in Norwich

The church today

As a result of bomb damage in WWII the upper part of the tower was, regrettably, not rebuilt

Image: Wikipedia 

May Our Lady of the Oak intercede for us and our intentions

Jesu mercy, Mary pray