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Catholics in Montecristi, Ecuador are praying to a statue of the Virgin Mary that miraculously survived last Saturday's massive earthquake in the South American nation.
According to a New York Times story, the church that was named after the statue collapsed in a heap of bricks and dust during the 8.7-magnitude earthquake. Afterward, the Virgin Mary wearing gold robes and a crown was still standing tall, just as she always had been.
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