Velankanni (Mary) may be traced into the mid-16th century and is particularly attributed to a few miracles: the apparition of Mary plus the Christ Kid to the slumbering shepherd boy, the curing of a lame buttermilk seller, as well as the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a violent sea storm.[36] https://davidhoffmeister.com/david-hoffmeister-the-message/metaphysics-of-a-course-in-miracles/