In the 1800s the custom of outdoor Mary statues was encouraged by some of the major Marian apparitions, in particular Lourdes and later Fatima (twentieth century). The Lourdes grotto became a very ...
The grotto, a colorful mosaic of broken china shards silhouetting a statue of the Virgin Mary, was a beacon of hope and a safe haven for the homeless who hitched a ride on the passenger train that ...
Thousands flock to the grotto in Ballinspittle in which a statue of the Virgin Mary is claimed to move miraculously. Report shows crowds praying at grotto. Statue of the Virgin Mary. Interview ...
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1985 revisited: Ballinspittle's moving statue — ‘We weren’t expecting what we saw’had been out walking with her two daughters and stopped to say the rosary at the grotto, a shrine to the Virgin Mary, when they saw the statue moving. Colm Crowley says now: 'We went down to have ...
A statue of the Virgin Mary that stands in the grotto at the front of the chapel has also been restored voluntarily by Andrea Guilbert who said it was an "honour and a privilege". Follow BBC ...
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