The Moreneta of Montserrat

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The Moreneta of Montserrat

The image that at present it is scallop shell is a Romanesque chat of the carried out XII century in wood of poplar. represent to the virgin with the seated child in your lap and measures a few 95 centimeters of height. In your right hand it maintains a sphere that symbolizes the universe; the child has the lofty right hand as a sign of benediction while that in the left hand it maintains a blow.With exception of the face and of the hands of María and the child, the image is golden. The virgin, however, is to colored black, which has given you the the Moreneta popular surname ( the black person ).

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