Marian devotion
The Virgin of Charity of the Copper
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1612
Three fishermen found an image of the Virgin Mary floating in the sea.
Place: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 1612
Type: Miracle
According to tradition, in 1612, three Cuban fishermen found a small image of the Virgin Mary floating in the Bay of Nipe, Santiago de Cuba.
The discovery
The fishermen took the image to the shore and placed it in a hermitage. The image began to be venerated by the faithful.
La patrona de Cuba
In 1916, Pope Benedict XV declared the Virgin of Charity of the Cuban Copper. The El Cobre shrine receives millions of pilgrims each year.
The Virgin of Charity of the Cobre was found by three fishermen in 1612. She has been the patron of Cuba since 1916.
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