Malia O Ka Malu or Our Lady of Peace is an appellation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Hawaiian language. It is shortened from "Malia o ka Malu Hale Pule Nui", a title of the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.[1]: 106
Background
Other Hawaiian churches honoring the Virgin include
- Maria Lanakila, Our Lady of Victory, in Lahaina[1]: 111
- Malia Hoku O Ke Kai, Mary the Star of the Sea, in Kahala
- Malia Puka O Ka Lani, Mary the Gate of Heaven, in Hilo
References
- 1 2 Santoro, Nicholas J. (2011-08-12). Mary In Our Life: Atlas of the Names and Titles of Mary, The Mother of Jesus, and Their Place in Marian Devotion. iUniverse. ISBN 9781462040223. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
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