Notre Dame du Bon Succès

Notre Dame du Bon Succès is a wooden statue of the Madonna and Child in the Church of Our Lady of Finisterrae in central Brussels, Belgium. Its history before 1625 is based on uncertain records, but after that date, its story is well documented. Originally from St Machar's Cathedral in Aberdeen, Scotland, it is believed to have been sent to Dunkirk by William Laing, the Procurer for the King of Spain. The statue came to Brussels in 1625, where it was venerated in the Temple of the Augustinians. It was transferred to Finisterrae in 1814, when the Augustinian Temple became a Protestant place of worship. Many myths and miracles have been associated with Notre Dame du Bon Succès. The statue is made from oak and walnut. There is evidence of repairs from X-ray computed tomography (CT) scanning. Copies of this statue are known as Our Lady of Aberdeen in Scotland.

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