Marie, Queen of Rodrigues
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Marie, Queen of Rodrigues
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Marie, Queen of Rodrigues is a six-foot tall statue of the Virgin Mary erected on the heights of Pointe Canon, Rodrigues. The statue is a noted landmark of Port Mathurin and is a gathering place for Catholics on the island as well as a tourist and historical site. The cement statue was inaugurated on May 1, 1954. The idea for such a statue on the island was that of Father Charles Streicher, who was the priest of Rodrigues in the late 1940s. He wanted to raise in miniature a monument like that of
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie,_Queen_of_Rodrigues
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2024-02-21T05:20:53Z
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