Igreja do Loreto
Igreja dos italianos em Lisboa,
dedicada a Nossa Senhora do Loreto na Itália,
onde se encontra a Casa da Sagrada Família de Nazaré.
Bula
da fundação da Igreja do Loreto
08 de Abril de 1518
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Our Lady of Loreto as patroness of aeronauts, in accordance with the Papal Decree of Benedict XV, issued on 24 March 1920, the eve of the Annunciation of the Lord solemnised (at that time) at Loreto, Pope Francis on 18 December 2019, decreed the opening of a Jubilee Year of the proclamation of Our Lady of Loreto as patroness of all aeronauts, and subsequently maintained its validity until 10 December 2021, due to the world pandemic situation.
The Laurethan Jubilee Logo
The universal logo of the Laurethan Jubilee "Queen and Gate of Heaven"
presents in the central part the translation of the Santa Casa,
which occurred according to tradition by angelic intervention: above the House, stylized and carried in flight by three angels,
Mary with the Child and two angels holding a crown above the Virgin's head is pictured.
Under the image of the translation is the Latin phrase "Regina et ianua coeli", the recognition of Mary, also evoking the Litany Lauretano as "Queen and Gate of Heaven".
There are three angels carrying the house, a number referring to the Trinity. The total number of angels present, five, resembles that of the continents present on the globe.
The blue color of the background indicates the glory of God, the incorruptibility and the virtues of the Virgin Mary.
The crown above Our Lady's head is a symbol of royalty, Mary Queen of the Family because in that House her YES was said. The child Jesus that Mary holds holds her arm up and looks benignly at the world above which the Holy House is flying. The representation of the globe indicates the universality of the message of which Santa Casa de Loreto is the bearer. The circular frame bears the inscriptions "Virgem Lauretana",
which means "Virgin of Loreto", and "Patrona Aeronautarum",
which means "Patroness of aeronauts".
The latter assumes the Latin expression used by Pope Benedict XV
in the Decree of Proclamation, dated March 25, 1920.
The dates written in gold recall the Centenary of that proclamation. The section outside the circular frame presents the stylization of an aircraft that, like the human heart and desire, tends towards infinite space. Represents humanity always on the road, always ready to take off,
on the rise, eager for true freedom: holiness.
It also represents the "extroverted" Church, made up of Christians and all people of good will who, under the Virgin's protection, are not afraid of the world and the infinite.