Virgin of Verdun
Minas, Uruquay (1901)
The 10° statue of the Virgin of the Verdun, illuminated highly, overlooks the town of Minas in southeastern Uruguay. Dedicated April 19, 1910, the shrine attracts thousands of visitors annually particulary on this date, which the Catholic diocese choose for annual pilgrimage and celebration of the sanctuary because it was the date in 1825 on which the famous 33 patriots crossed the Rio de la Plata to liberate Uruguay from Brazil.
The statue is a traditional Immaculate Conception image: standing, childless, head uncovered, in a white robe and blue mantle, a crescent moon at her feet.
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Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill
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