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Virgin Mary Grotto
The Virgin Mary in the Grotto statue represents Mary's 1858 appearances to 14-year-old
Bernadette Soubirous in Lourdes, France. According to Bernadette, Mary asked her to dig a hole and drink from
the spring that emerged. As word spread, people with medical problems began drinking the water. News of
miraculous cures followed and several were confirmed by the 1860s. Lourdes became a destination for pilgrims
and Bernadette was eventually canonized as a saint.
This following concrete statue of the Virgin Mary is the traditional model used in a grotto setting, but this one
is displayed in a garden:
Virgin Mary Grotto
A close view of the same statue:
Virgin Mary Close Up
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