Our Lady of Tinos

Our Lady of Tinos (Greek: Παναγία Ευαγγελίστρια της Τήνου, Panagía Evangelístria tēs Tēnou, lit.

"The All-Holy Bringer of Good News", and Μεγαλόχαρη της Τήνου, Megalócharē tēs Tēnou, lit.

The icon was at the time thought to be the handwork of St. Luke the Evangelist, and a nationwide fund collection was carried out for the building of a church to house it.

Since then it constitutes the major Christian pilgrimage in Greece, akin to Lourdes in France or Fatima in Portugal.

The church receives a vast number of donations in silver and gold votives each year; these are auctioned and used for charities.