Devout worshippers flock to see algae that looks a bit like Virgin Mary
The algae formation has been hailed a miracle (Picture: CEN) Devout Catholics are flocking to see a ..
Devout Catholics are flocking to see a growth of algae.
The damp photosynthetic organisms, which are growing underneath a pipe that leaks water, have been called an apparition of the Virgin Mary.
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A young boy passing through the street was the first to discover the small leak of water running down the side of the brick wall of a canal, with algae growing in the form of the robed virgin.
He spotted the so-called miracle on a street in Nobsa, in the central-western Colombian department of Boyaca.
The mother of the boy reported her son’s story to local media. She said: ‘He says that when he crossed the bridge, he heard a sound, as if there were a small animal trapped there.
‘When he turned to look, my son saw the image of the Blessed Virgin of Guadalupe. He says that he immediately walked through the stream and began to take pictures of the image.
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‘At that moment, the image moved, and he was afraid, he knelt and prayed, and then he ran out to tell me. I was in the warehouse and I went to check it with my own eyes, because initially, I did not believe him, but it turned out to be true.’
Our Lady of Guadaloupe is a title used for the Virgin Mary associated with an image of her in a church in Mexican capital Mexico City.
Word of the biblical appearance has rapidly spread through the community and has attracted crowds of worshippers.
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Local man Hugo Fuertes told Colombian media: ‘The people there were shocked, almost paralysed. The news spread everywhere, and began the procession of people praying the holy rosary to the image of the Virgin.’
However, the local church is asking for people to wait for the miracle to be certified.
Father Victor Leguizamon said: ‘When there is an apparition, one must act prudently until the competent authority certifies the authenticity.’
While the church is carrying out all the necessary protocols to determine if it is indeed a miraculous apparition, the image has attracted a pilgrimage of hundreds of parishioners and tourists.
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