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In Brazil the highest statue of Mary in the world has been inaugurated. The sculpture in the pilgrimage site Crato in the north-east of the country has a height of 54 meters and was designed by the Brazilian artist Ranilson Viana. It is larger than the world famous statue of Christ of Rio de Janeiro, which has a height of 38 meters.
She's taller than the Redeemer Christ.
Brazil inaugurated this Saturday in the city of Crato, in the state of Ceará, a monumental statue of the Virgin Mary that, at 54 meters in height, surpasses in size the emblematic Christ Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro, whose structure reaches 38 meters. The event gathered thousands of faithful and turned the ceremony into one of the most massive religious events of the year in the Brazilian northeast.Continue reading...
The religious monument was presented with a mass and a musical festival before thousands of faithful; it is the largest in the world dedicated to that religious figure
The Brazilian city of Crato inaugurated an imposing statue of the Virgin of Fatima of 54 meters that surpasses in height the Christ Redeemer of Rio de Janeiro and has already become a new epicenter of religious tourism, with thousands of faithful coming to the place to witness the official ceremony.A new religious symbol that surpasses the Christ Redeemer The work, created by the Brazilian sculptor Ranilson Viana, replaces an earlier figure of 4…
Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered recently in the city of Crato, in the Brazilian state of Ceará, to attend the unveiling ceremony of one of the largest images of the Virgin Mary in the world. The impressive monument, dedicated to Our Lady of Fatima, redefines the religious and architectural panorama of the country. At a height of 54 meters, the Marian figure not only dominates the landscape, but also sets a new record of size. Our Lady of…
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