Our Lady of High Grace
Higuey, Dominican Republic (16th c.)
In the early 1500s, Spanish gentlemen Alonso and Antonio de Trexo built haciendas near the new town of Salvaleon de Higuey, on the island of Hispaniola.
They brought with them a 13” x 18" painting on linen, called the Virgin of High Grace after a beloved standing statue from their homeland of Altagracia in Extremadura.
The brothers gifted this painting to the church of the town, where its reputation for miracles attracted the attention of the Archbishop, who had it carried to Santo Domingo in a sealed trunk. But it disappeared en route, reappearing at the same time in Higuey church, where it has stayed.
Travelers passing through the port of Higuey would stop to ask Our Lady of High Grace to protect them.
Text and image used with permission
Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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