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| x Bamberg Horseman |
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Bamberg Cathedral |
The Bamberg Horseman (German: Der Bamberger Reiter) is a life-size stone equestrian statue by an anonymous medieval sculptor in the cathedral of Bamberg, Germany.
Dating probably from the time before the consecration of the cathedral's new building...
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| x Cristo de las Noas |
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El Cristo de las Noas, located on the Cerro de las Noas hill, in the Mexican city of Torreón, Coahuila, is a sculpture by Vladimir Alvarado, who wanted to immortalize his work with an enormous protecting Christ.
The gigantic statue measures 71.5 ft ...
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| x Christ the Redeemer |
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Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: O Cristo Redentor, formerly Portuguese: Christo redemptor) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; considered the largest art deco statue in the world. The statue stands 39.6 metres (130 ft) tall,...
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| x Louis-Riel sculpture by Miguel Joyal |
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The Louis-Riel sculpture by Miguel Joyal presently located at 450 Broadway Avenue facing the Assiniboine River on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Building, was unveiled on May 12, 1996 at precisely two thirty in the afternoon. This statue of...
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| x The Dead Christ |
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The Dead Christ or The Redeemer in Death is a statue of Jesus Christ executed in white Carrara marble by the Irish sculptor John Hogan in Rome.
Hogan created three versions of the statue in the early 19th century:
A fourth statue is on display in...
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| x The Veiled Virgin |
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The Veiled Virgin is a Carrara marble statue carved in Rome by Italian sculptor Giovanni Strazza, depicting the bust of a veiled Blessed Virgin Mary. The exact date of the statue's completion is unknown.
The statue was transported to Newfoundland in...
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| x Timothy Eaton statue |
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There are two castings of the well-known statue of Timothy Eaton, the famous Canadian retailer, in Canada: one in Toronto, Ontario, the other in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1919, employees of the Eaton's department store decided to present the Eaton...
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| x Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald |
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The Sir John A. Macdonald statue is a bronze sculpture of Sir John A. Macdonald, at the south entrance to Victoria Park, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
George E. Wade sculpted the statue to commemorate Macdonald's achievements as Canada’s first Prime...
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| x Great Sphinx of Giza |
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The Great Sphinx of Giza is a statue of a reclining lion with a human head that stands on the Giza Plateau on the west bank of the Nile, near modern-day Cairo, in Egypt. It is the largest monolith statue in the world, standing 73.5 m (241 ft) long,...
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| x Statue of Zeus at Olympia |
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The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was made by the Greek sculptor Phidias, circa 432 BC on the site where it was erected in the Temple of Zeus, Olympia, Greece. It was considered to be one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. For six hundred years...
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| x Cristo Rei of Dili |
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Cristo Rei of Dili or Christ the King of Dili is a 88.6 foot (27 m) tall statue of Jesus located atop a globe in Dili, East Timor. This statue was erected by Indonesian army engineers and officially unveiled by Suharto in 1995 as gift from the...
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| x Giant Jesus |
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King of Kings is a 62-foot (19 m)-tall statue of Jesus on the east side of I-75 near Monroe, OH, United States. It depicts Jesus from the chest up, with his arms and head raised to the sky. Since its construction at a cost of $250,000 , the statue...
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| x Christ of the Ozarks |
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Christ of the Ozarks statue is a monumental sculpture of Jesus located near Eureka Springs, Arkansas, atop Magnetic Mountain. It was erected in 1966 by Gerald L. K. Smith, a Depression-era religious and political figure who briefly led the Share Our...
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| x Christ Blessing |
Christ Blessing (in Manado language is Kristus kase Berkat) is a statue of Jesus Christ in Manado City, Indonesia. The statue stands 50 metres (158.3 feet) tall and consists of 20 metres of pedestal and 30 metres of statue. It is made of 25 tonnes...
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| x Cristo del Sagrado Corazon |
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Cristo del Sagrado Corazon or Christ of the Sacred Heart is a 75 foot tall statue of Jesus displaying his Sacred Heart located above the town of El Morro, six miles south of the city of Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico. The statue is situated...
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| x Cerro de los Ángeles |
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The Cerro de los Ángeles (Hill of the Angels) is a famous hill located in Getafe, Spain, about 10 km (6 miles) south of Madrid. The site is famous for being considered the geographic centre of the Iberian Peninsula. On top of the hill there is a...
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| x Cerro del Cubilete |
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The Cerro del Cubilete (literally "Tumbler Hill") is a 2,700m (8,860 feet) tall hill in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. Atop the hill is a temple to Cristo el Rey , and a 23m (75 ft) tall statue of Christ. The elevated area provides a view of the...
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| x Christ of Vung Tau |
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Christ of Vung Tau is a statue of Jesus, standing on Mount Nho in Vung Tau, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Dong Nam Bo, Vietnam. The Catholic Association built the statue in 1974 and it was completed in 1993.
It is 32 metres (105 ft) high, standing on a...
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| x Daibutsu |
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Daibutsu (大仏 or in traditional orthography (kyūjitai) 大佛) is a Japanese word meaning literally "Large Buddha" that refers to large statues of the Buddha or one of his various incarnations.
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| x Avukana Buddha Statue |
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The Avukana Buddha Statue is one of the tallest statues of Sri Lanka. It is situated in the Anuradhapura District. The 13 meters (38 feet 10) high statue is carved out of solid granite and dates back to the reign of King Dhatusena in the 5th century...
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| x Buddha Dordenma statue |
Buddha Dordenma is a gigantic Shakyamuni Buddha statue under construction in the mountains of Bhutan. The statue will house over one lakh (one hundred thousand) of smaller Buddha statues, each of which, like the Buddha Dordenma itself, will be made...
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| x Grand Buddha at Ling Shan |
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Located at the south of the Longshan Mountain, near Mashan, town of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, the Grand Buddha (simplified Chinese: 灵山大佛; traditional Chinese: 靈山大佛; pinyin: Língshān Dà Fó) is one of the largest Buddha...
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| x Leshan Giant Buddha |
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The Leshan Giant Buddha (simplified Chinese: 乐山大佛; traditional Chinese: 樂山大佛; pinyin: Lèshān Dàfó) was built during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in...
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| x Tian Tan Buddha |
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Tian Tan Buddha (simplified Chinese: 天坛大佛; traditional Chinese: 天壇大佛; Mandarin Pinyin: Tiān Tán Dà Fó; Jyutping: tin1 taan4 daai6 fat6), also known as the Big Buddha, is a large bronze statue of a Buddha, completed in 1993, and located at Ngong Ping...
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| x Gifu Great Buddha |
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The Gifu Great Buddha (岐阜大仏, Gifu Daibutsu) is a large Buddhist statue located in Shōhō-ji in Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It was completed in April 1832, after 38 years of construction, and still remains one of the three largest Buddhist...
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| x Buddha Park |
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Buddha Park, also known as Xieng Khuan (as well as other variations of the spelling) is a sculpture park located 25 km southeast from Vientiane, Laos in a meadow by the Mekong River. It may be referred to as Wat Xieng Khuan (Lao: ວັດຊຽງຄວນ,Thai: ว...
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| x Sala Keoku |
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Sala Keoku (Thai: ศาลาแก้วกู่, IPA: [sǎːlaː kɛ̂ːo kùː], also spelled as Sala Keo Ku, Sala Keo Koo, Sala Kaew Ku, Sala Kaew Koo, Salakaewkoo, Sala Gaew Goo, Sala Kaeoku, Sala Kaeo Ku, etc. Alternative name: Wat Khaek) is a park featuring giant...
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| x Buddhas of Bamiyan |
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The Buddhas of Bamyan (Persian: بت های باميان - but hay-e bamiyaan) were two monumental statues of standing buddhas carved into the side of a cliff in the Bamyan valley in the Hazarajat region of central Afghanistan, situated 230 km (143 miles)...
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| x Maitreya Project |
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The Maitreya Project is an international organisation, operating since 1990 , set up to construct a 152 metre (500 ft) statue of the Maitreya Buddha, in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, along with education and healthcare facilities for the local...
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| x Spring Temple Buddha |
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The Spring Temple Buddha (simplified Chinese: 鲁山大佛; traditional Chinese: 魯山大佛; pinyin: Lǔshān Dàfó) is a statue depicting Vairocana Buddha located in the Zhaocun township of Lushan County, Henan, China. It is placed within the Fodushan Scenic Area,...
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| x Kamagaya Great Buddha |
The Kamagaya Great Buddha (鎌ヶ谷大仏, Kamagaya Daibutsu) is a large Buddhist statue located in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture. It has completed in November, 1776.
From Funabashi Station, board a bus towards Kamagaya-Daibutsu via Futawamichi(You can also...
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| x Maligawila |
Maligawila, or Maligavila is a village in Sri Lanka, approximately 15 kilometers (9 mi) south from Moneragala and 9 kilometers (6 mi) from Okkampitiya in the Moneragala District. It is the site of several important archaeological pieces, including a...
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| x Buduruvagala |
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Buduruwagala is an ancient buddhist temple in Sri Lanka. The complex consists of seven statues and belongs to the Mahayana school of thought. The statues date back to 10 century AD. The gigantic Buddha statue still bears traces of its original...
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| x Christ of the Abyss |
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Christ of the Abyss refers to a number of bronze sculptures of Jesus Christ submerged in water.
The original sculpture, "Il Cristo degli Abissi" is in the Mediterranean sea off San Fruttuoso between Camogli and Portofino on the Italian Riviera. It...
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| x Cristo della Minerva |
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The Cristo della Minerva, also known as Christ the Redeemer or Christ Carrying the Cross, is a marble sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti, finished in 1521. The work is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva,...
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| x Crucifix |
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The Crucifix is a polychrome wood sculpture thought to be by High Renaissance master Michelangelo, finished in 1492. It is located at the high altar of the Church of Santa Maria del Santo Spirito in Florence, Italy. The work is especially notable...
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| x Black Nazarene |
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The Black Nazarene is a life-sized, dark-colored , wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ held to be miraculous by many people, especially its Filipino devotees. Its original carver is an anonymous Aztec carpenter, and the image was transported by galleon...
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| x Holy Face of Lucca |
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The Holy Face of Lucca (Volto Santo di Lucca) is the venerated wooden corpus of a crucifix, located in the free-standing octagonal Carrara marble chapel (the tempietto or "little temple"), which was built by the famous Early Renaissance sculptor of...
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| x Christ and St. Thomas |
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Christ and St. Thomas (1467–1483) is a bronze statue by Andrea del Verrocchio located in one of the 14 niches of the Orsanmichele in Florence, Italy. The work depicts the Biblical account of Thomas the Apostle, who doubted the resurrection of Jesus...
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| x Infant Jesus of Prague |
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Infant Jesus of Prague (Czech Pražské Jezulátko) is a famous statue of infant Jesus located in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague. Its earliest history can be traced back to the year 1628 when a small, 48 centimeters in height,...
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| x Virgin of Ocotlan |
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The Virgin of Ocotlán is statue of the Virgin Mary in Ocotlán, Tlaxcala, Mexico. The Virgin of Ocotlán is the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.
In late spring of 1541, a young native Tlaxcalan man named Juan Diego ...
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| x Golden Madonna of Essen |
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The Golden Madonna of Essen is a sculpture with a wooden core covered all over with sheets of thin gold leaf of the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. It is part of the treasury of Essen Cathedral, formerly the church of Essen Abbey, in North Rhine...
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| x Madonna of Bruges |
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The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo, of Mary with the infant Jesus.
Michelangelo's depiction of the Madonna and Child differs significantly from earlier representations of the same subject, which tended to feature a pious...
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| x Madonna of the Steps |
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Madonna of the stairs (or Madonna of the steps) is a relief done by Michelangelo, created during the time he was in the school of Lorenzo de' Medici.
The first sign that Madonna of the stairs was a Michelangelo's sculputre cited of Giorgio Vasari's...
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| x Our Lady of Aparecida |
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Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida (Portuguese) or Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of the Apparition (English) is the patron saint of Brazil. A Marian apparition, the Aparecida is represented by a short, wooden statue of the Virgin Mary,...
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| x Our Lady of Arcachon |
Our Lady of Arcachon is a three-dimensional religious image venerated at Arcachon in southwestern France and credited with working miracles. To all appearances a work of the thirteenth century, it is carved from a block of alabaster about twenty...
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| x The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat |
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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Bechouat, also spelled Beshouat or Beshwat, is a Marian shrine in the village of Bechouat in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon.
In 1741, a Byzantine wooden icon of the Virgin Mary was discovered in one of the deep caves. A...
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| x Our Lady of Cardigan |
Our Lady of Cardigan (Welsh: Mair o Aberteifi), the national Catholic shrine of Wales, is a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary located in a chapel in Cardigan, Ceredigion, Wales.
According to the legend, a statue of Our Lady and Child was found...
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| x Our Lady of Combermere |
Our Lady of Combermere is a religious title given within Roman Catholicism to the Blessed Virgin, Mary, the mother of Jesus.
The same name also refers to a statue of Mary erected in 1960 in the village of Combermere in Ontario, Canada.
Prayers to...
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| x Our Lady of Doncaster |
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Our Lady of Doncaster is a Marian shrine located in Doncaster, UK, whose original statue was destroyed during the Reformation.
The Church was opened by Cardinal Heenan on Palm Sunday 1973 and the people of Doncaster joined with Bishop Moverley ...
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| x Our Lady of Dublin |
Our Lady of Dublin is a partially restored black oak statue currently on display in Whitefriar Street Carmelite Church, Dublin, Ireland.
Stylistically, the statue resembles early sixteenth century wooden statuary and probably dates from that period...
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| x Our Lady of Good Success |
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Our Lady of Good Success, also called as Our Lady of Good Events (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso; Filipino: Ina ng Mabubuting Pangyayari) is the one of the titles of Blessed Virgin Mary. This title is shared among numerous images around the...
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| x Our Lady of Ipswich |
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Our Lady of Ipswich (also known as Our Lady of Grace) was a popular English Marian shrine before the English Reformation. Only the shrine at Walsingham attracted more visitors.
The shrine was just outside the walls of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The...
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| x Our Lady of Meritxell |
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Our Lady of Meritxell (Mare de Déu de Meritxell in Catalan) is an Andorran Roman Catholic statue depicting an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra. The original statue dates from the late 12th century....
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| x Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos |
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Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos is located in the state of Jalisco, in central Mexico, 76 miles northeast of the city of Guadalajara. The small town of San Juan de los Lagos is the second most visited pilgrimage shrine in Mexico. The sanctuary's...
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| x Our Lady of Westminster |
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Our Lady of Westminster is a late Medieval statue of the Madonna and child, now to be found at the entrance of the Lady Chapel in Westminster Cathedral, London, under the thirteenth Station of the Cross by Eric Gill. The image is made of English...
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| x Our Lady of the Abandoned Parish |
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Our Lady of the Abandoned, also known as Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, Marikina City, is a Roman Catholic church and the home of an image of the Virgin Mary venerated locally, which has received Papal recognition.
The supervision of Catholic...
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| x Pietà |
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La Pietà (1499) is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture by the renowned artist Michelangelo Buonarroti, housed in St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. It is the first of a number of works of the same theme by the artist. The statue was...
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| x Virgin of Los Remedios |
The Virgin of Los Remedios (Spanish: La Virgen de los Remedios) or Our Lady of Los Remedios (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de los Remedios) is a small statue of the Virgin Mary, believed to have been brought to Mexico by the conquistadores.
The Virgin of...
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| x Virgin of Miracles |
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The Virgin of Miracles or Saint Mary of La Rábida (Spanish: Virgen de los Milagros or Santa María de la Rábida) is a religious Roman Catholic image venerated at the La Rabida Monastery in the city of Palos de la Frontera (Huelva, Spain).
The image...
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