Brazilian Bishop Dedicates New Shrine ncregister.com
Bishop Onécimo Alberton of Rio do Sul, Brazil, on July 15 dedicated and blessed a new Marian shrine with a large statue of Our Lady of Lourdes and a metal frame cross. The statue is larger than the iconic image of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro.
The new Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes and of Praise is located in Ituporanga in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.
“On this mountain, the artistic work portrays a passage from the Gospel of St. John, of Mary next to the cross of Jesus. Now, it is presented to the city that is before us, to all those who pass by and to the whole world,” the prelate said…
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