Abode of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba resort
Rating: 7,8/10 (600 votes)  The Basilica of the Blessed Virgin is perhaps the most important miraculous shrine of Cuban Christians. And not only Cuban. Hundreds of thousands of believers come here every year. The construction of this basilica is usually associated with a local legend about two Indian boys who got lost in bad weather in the forests and found a small statuette of the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus in this place on hands. The boys worked for the owner of a nearby copper mine. He, seeing the statuette in his hands, immediately ordered the construction of a skete, at the base of which this shrine was laid. Over time, the hermitage was completed to a beautiful basilica, the approach to which is equipped with a wide stone staircase. Many miracles are associated with the Abode. According to the testimony of old-timers, at the beginning of the 20th century, one little girl was healed of an illness when she saw the face of the Virgin Mary on the slope opposite the basilica. Local residents donated a lot of money, valuables, ornaments for the construction and decoration of the temple. Ernest Hemingway, after receiving the Nobel Prize, donated a gold medal to decorate the temple, but the then abbot did not melt the tribute to the writer, now this medal still lies in the same place where it was exhibited during Hemingway's lifetime. Over the years, the pilgrims have developed a tradition: those who wish to be healed of their illness and repent of their sins should rise to the shrine on their knees. Having overcome several hundred steps, a person is considered cleansed from sins. To this day, you can see people with tattered trousers here, We also recommend reading Bahia de Naranjo Natural Park in Cuba, Holguin Resort Topic: Abode of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Cuba, Santiago de Cuba resort. |
