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Published: June 22, 2011
Words: 3295 (approximate)
Language: English
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Fr. Antonio de Segovia donated the sacred image of Our Lady, and it was first placed in a very simple hermitage with a flat roof made of palms. Sometime later a larger, more accomodating Chapel was built. In those days, the image was not encased in an arch or protected in any way. Around 1608 or 1609, this small Chapel, by now very old, fell into ruins.Extended description
Fr. Antonio de Segovia donated the sacred image of Our Lady, and it was first placed in a very simple hermitage with a flat roof made of palms. Sometime later a larger, more accomodating Chapel was built. In those days, the image was not encased in an arch or protected in any way.Around 1608 or 1609, this small Chapel, by now very old, fell into ruins. Time and weather against it, the little Chapel collapsed. Br. Herrera collected signed testimonies from witnesses, who solemnly declared that the Chapel's roof, due to its antiquity, caved in, destroying everything inside of it, except the sacred image of Our Lady.
At the sound of the roof crashing, the Indians ran to the Chapel fearing that the collapsed roof might have damaged the statue of Our Lady or even worse, possibly destroyed it. At first, they found, to their deep remorse, that the beams had crashed onto the Altar, smashing it to pieces; but their sadness soon turned into joy, as they hurriedly moved the rubble and foun... (Read more)
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