Mary and Infant Jesus - Anse La Raye, Saint Lucia
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A statue of Mary holding her son the infant Jesus is located above the entrance to the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Anse la Raye, St. Lucia.
Waymark Code: WM1272H
Location: Saint Lucia
Date Posted: 03/17/2020
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A 6'high stone statue of Mary holding her son the infant Jesus depicts Mary wearing a crown and flowing robes. On her left side she is holding the infant Jesus, who is embedded within her robes, with her right hand. The infant Jesus has his left arm and hand extended. Mary is standing on a 5' high, 5 sided base supported by three Corinthian pilasters.
In the Christian dogma Mary was conceived without sin by the Immaculate Conception. As a young woman, while remaining a virgin, she miraculously conceived the baby Jesus via the Incarnation. Jesus was the Son of God who was sent by God the Father as a savior to mankind. Islam describes Jesus to be the Son of Mary, penultimate prophet of the God Allah who preceding the prophet Muhammad.
The Romanesque style Roman Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary started as a wooden structure in 1762. The structure was destroyed in a hurricane in 1780 and once again destroyed by fire. In 1907 construction of the present church started with the villagers donating their labor and providing the stone used. The cruciform shaped church is 160' long by 94' at its widest points at the transept.
Associated Religion(s): Christianity, Islam
Statue Location: Above the entrance to the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Entrance Fee: 0
Website: [Web Link]
Artist: Not listed
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