LA VIRGEN DE LOS ANGELES

LA VIRGEN DE LOS ANGELES
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This is an article I found on Webfeat. I entered a search for "Costa Rica" and scrolled through several articles until I settled on this one. I have personally visited "La Virgen De Los Angeles" several times. Natives often recommend that visitors go there as it is an impressive and beautiful church regardless of your religion. I found the picture on Flickr...

Article:

The Virgin of Los Angeles has been venerated by Costa Ricans for over three centuries as their nation's patron and female role model. The Virgin's legend began in 1635, when she appeared to a peasant woman as a small statuette. In the centuries following, her image has been manipulated for political and social ends. The Virgin remains the single native icon in a nation of diverse and often disparate people.

Source Citation:Mullenax, Nancy A. "Native of her land: Costa Rica's Virgin of Los Angeles." Journal of Latin American Lore 18.n1-2 (Summer-Winter 1992): 3(11). General OneFile. Gale. Palm Beach County Library System. 5 June 2008
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Gale Document Number:A18749840