ANTIQUE 21" WOOD SANTO FIGURE MADONNA OF GUADALUPE ANDE
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Stunning hand carved wood Santo Madonna Figure that represents Our Lady of Guadalupe with glass eyes. Our Lady of Guadalupe, also called the Virgin of Guadalupe ( Spanish : Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe or Virgen de Guadalupe ) is a 16th century Roman Catholic Mexican icon representing an apparition of the Virgin Mary . It is perhaps Mexico's most popular religious and cultural image. Guadalupe's feast day is celebrated on December 12 , commemorating the traditional account of her appearances to Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin on the hill of Tepeyac near Mexico City from December 9 , 1531 through December 12 , 1531 . The Virgin of Guadalupe is a symbol of significant importance to Catholics. Mainstream Catholics believe that Guadalupe was a manifestation of the Virgin Mary in the Americas and recognize her as "Empress of the Americas." The Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is the second most visited Roman Catholic shrine in the world. She carries on her head an elegant bronze filigree crown and on her hands a unique glass murano rosary with silver 925 crucifix. At the bottom we can see three sterlimg silver 925 Ex Voto flaming heart that shows the Miracles of the Madonna. All hand painted and ecorated with gold leaf applications. Dated to the beginning of 1900. Made all of solid wood and made in the Mountains of Peru.
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