In 1295, a house fell from the evening sky onto an Italian coastal road by the Adriatic Sea. Inside, awestruck locals encountered the Virgin Mary, who explained that this humble mud-brick structure was her original residence newly arrived from Nazareth. To keep it from the hands of Muslim invaders, angels had flown it to Loreto, stopping three time "Karin Velez’s book is superb in every way. It is well written, well organized, makes thorough use of the numerous archives consulted, has a very extensive, multilingual and very well selected bibliography, and a historical approach that combines technique with common sense."---Antón M. Pazos, Catholic Historical Review