Our Lady of Queretaro - Carmel, CA
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N 36° 32.569 W 121° 55.197
10S E 596672 N 4044700
Located in the Mora Chapel Museum at Mission San Carlos Borromeo De Carmelo.
Waymark Code: WMRN63
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/11/2016
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Located across from the room that Junipero Serra used to use at this Mission, behind a glass case. Beyond the small face on this figure, the rest of the statue is covered in elaborate fabric. A placard informs the viewer that during the Mission Period it was common to pray to the Virgin Mary under the title of "Our Lady of Queretaro". Queretaro is a state (then a province) of Mexico where Serra had previously established missions.The placard indicates that this is a faithful replica of the original.
Wikipedia (
visit link) adds:
"Mary... also known by various titles, styles and honorifics, was a 1st-century Galilean Jewish woman of Nazareth and the mother of Jesus, according to the New Testament.
The gospels of Matthew and Luke in the New Testament describe Mary as a virgin ... and Christians believe that she conceived her son while a virgin by the Holy Spirit. This took place when she was already betrothed to Joseph and was awaiting the concluding rite of marriage, the formal home-taking ceremony. She married Joseph and accompanied him to Bethlehem, where Jesus was born.
The Gospel of Luke begins its account of Mary's life with the Annunciation, when the angel Gabriel appeared to her and announced her divine selection to be the mother of Jesus. According to canonical gospel accounts, Mary was present at the crucifixion and is depicted as a member of the early Christian community in Jerusalem. According to the Catholic and Orthodox teaching, at the end of her earthly life her body was assumed directly into Heaven; this is known in the West as the Assumption."