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anniversaries december
December 2
Virgen de Belén, Belén, Salta, Argentina
Hidelberg J. Ferrino, a sculptor from the Argentine coast, got
the idea for the monumental statue of the Virgin of Bethlehem while
vacationing in the north in 1977. His old Ford
Falcon broke down, and he was stuck in Belén for some time waiting for
parts. He became friends with a local official, "Chichí" Jais, brother of the parts dealer, who
drummed up support for the project along with the parish priest. The
giant image
of the town's patroness became a community effort; materials ascended
the hill by burro and in the hands of schoolchildren. It
was finally installed on the summit of El Tiro overlooking Belén on
December 2, 1982, before a large and emotional crowd.
The white cement Virgin blesses the valley, holding
the child in her left arm and a loaf of bread in her right hand.
Sources:
 | "Virgen de Belén," Olimpiadas Nacionales de Contenidos Educativos en Internet,
www.oni.escuelas.edu.ar |
| "Ofreciendo el pan" uploaded by Lisbethvanrijn to
flickr.com/photos/26630977@N04, May 16, 2008 (photo) |
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Also commemorated this date:
| Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Nossa Senhora de Lourdes, Sergipe, Brazil.
First stone of chapel laid, 1917. Feast moved to February 11. |
| Mãezinha, Balasar, Póvoa de Varzim, Porte, Norte, Portugal. First
apparition to Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa, 1944. |
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