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.

 

Text and image used with permission.
Source: "365 Days with Mary" by Michael O'Neill

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