Our Lady of Loreto

Our Lady of Loreto is the patron of flyers, aviators, air crews, Italy, builders, and aircraft pilots. She refers to the Holy House of Loreto in which the Annunciation took place and the birth of Mary. According to Tradition, angels took the house from the Holy Land to Tersato, Dalmatia, Recanati, and finally Loreto, Italy. Our Lady of Loreto's feast day is December 10th.