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'''Marie, Queen of Rodrigues''' ('''Marie, Reine de 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. |
'''Marie, Queen of Rodrigues''' ('''Marie, Reine de 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. |
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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 Mary, Queen of Peace, which he had had erected in Mauritius. It was his successor, Father Gandy, who oversaw the installation of Rodrigues' statue. |
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 Mary, Queen of Peace, which he had had erected in Mauritius. It was his successor, Father Gandy, who oversaw the installation of Rodrigues' statue.<ref>[https://www.lagazette-mag.io/une-balade-a-pointe-canon-la-protegee/ Une balade à Pointe-Canon, la protégée. La Gazette, 7 avril 2017].</ref> |
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Marie, Queen of Rodrigues (Marie, Reine de 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 Mary, Queen of Peace, which he had had erected in Mauritius. It was his successor, Father Gandy, who oversaw the installation of Rodrigues' statue.[1]
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