Our Lady of Good Counsel
| Our Mother of Good Counsel Mater Sanctissima de Boni Consilii | |
|---|---|
| Location | Genazzano, Italy |
| Date | c. 1417-1431; 606-591 years ago |
| Witness | Gentile da Fabriano Petruccia da Genazzano |
| Type | Fresco and Plaster |
| Approval | Pope Innocent XI |
| Shrine | Basilica of Gennazano (1356) |
| Patronage | Republic of Albania The Missionary Sisters of Saint Peter Claver, Augustinian Province of Midwest U.S. Diocese of Parañaque, Philippines Diocese of Essen, Germany Mother of Good Counsel Minor Seminary |
| Attributes | Madonna and Child in tender embrace |
| Feast day | April 25—26 |
Our Mother of Good Counsel (Latin: Sancta Mater de Boni Consilii) formerly known as Our Lady of Paradise is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a purported miraculous painting of the Madonna and Child enshrined within the namesake Minor Basilica at Genazzano, Italy.
Pope Innocent XI granted a Pontifical decree of coronation to the image on 17 November 1682. The fresco image was reputedly painted by the Roman artisan Gentile da Fabriano and measures 40 to 45 centimetres (16 to 18 in) on a thin layer of plaster.
Over the centuries, devotions to this Marian title became widespread among Roman Pontiffs and Catholic saints, later added to the Litany of Loreto via the Pontifical decree Ex Quo Beatissima in 1903. The Rosary Pope raised her shrine to the status of Minor Basilica in the same year whilst the feast day is of the image is on April 25—26.