Catholic Word of the Day: LA NEGRITA, 10-04-11

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LA NEGRITA

Shrine of Our Lady of the Angels at Cartago in Costa Rica. A small black statue of the Madonna and Child was found in 1635 by a young Negro girl who took it home, but the statue returned to where it was originally. This happened several times also when the parish priest tried to keep the statue in a locked receptacle in the rectory. The citizens finally built a shrine to house the statue, which was solemnly crowned in 1927. La Negrita is a famous place of pilgrimage for Costa Ricans.

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Very interesting. Has anyone visited this shrine?

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ib4 “racism” call.

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I'm the messenger -- not the one who published this. Besides didn't you read La Negrita is a famous place of pilgrimage for Costa Ricans.

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Nope. Anoreth was in Costa Rica, briefly, earlier this year, but they weren't able to explore much. Here's a picture of the church.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Madonna

This is an interesting summary of images of a “Black Madonna” around the world. I didn’t see a picture of the one in Costa Rica, though.

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