Welcome!
This is the official website for the visit of the Icon of Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom (Sedes Sapientiae) to Australia for 2009, where you'll find information about upcoming events, the history of the Icon, resources for event organisers and more. The links to the left provide answers to many common questions. Have a look around, and don't hesitate to contact us for more information.
Quick Links:
Photo Gallery
Articles and Websites about the Icon
Calendar showing the Icon's itinerary
Latest News:
When not travelling the country (see the calendar for the Icon's current location), the Icon will be residing in St Benedict's Church, located on the campus of Notre Dame University, cnr of Abercrombie St and Broadway. It's a short walk from Central Station (go out the Railway Square exit, through the tunnel), so feel free to stop by any time!
Map showing St Benedict's Broadway:
"Dear Teachers and Students, this is your vocation: make the University an environment where knowledge is cultivated, a place where the individual finds direction for the future, knowledge, inspiration for effective service of society.
I entrust your journey to Mary, Sedes Sapientiae, whose image I entrust to you today, so that she may be welcomed as a teacher and a pilgrim in the university campuses of the world. Mary supported the Apostles with her prayer at the dawn of evangelization; may she also help you to invigorate the university world with a Christian spirit." Pope John Paul II (read more)
