Overview
In the 1970s in Akita, Japan, Sr. Agnes Sasagawa reported messages and a wooden statue of Mary said to weep human-like tears/oil on multiple occasions.
Key Claims
- Weeping statue — witnesses and reports describe recurring liquid exudate from the image. Debated
- Messages — devotional content and calls to prayer/penance; ecclesial evaluations have varied over time. Under evaluation
Assessment
Status: Commonly presented as debated/under evaluation in wider scholarship; local devotional following persists.
Sources & Further Reading
- Diocesan notices and statements (search)
- Neutral overview: Wikipedia
- Journalistic accounts and critical analyses (search)
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