 Pope Pius IX authorised the public devotion to the Marian title on 21 September 1851 and designated the 8th of January as its feast day of thanksgiving.Pope Leo XIII granted a Canonical Coronation to the image through Archbishop Francis Janssens on 10 November 1895.The image is also known by its connection to President Andrew Jackson who was present before the image during and after the Battle of New Orleans against the British invasion.