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26-APR-2008

OUR LADY OF THE MOUNTAIN CHURCH

Monte Madeira

The island's most important pilgrimage church, built in 1818 to replace the chapel destroyed by an earthquake in 1748. On the altar ia a very tiny statue of the Virgin Mary. It was found nearby in the 15th century by a shepherdess and is paraded around the village on the Feast of the Assumption in August.
Inside also is the tomb of the last Emperor of Austria & King of Hungary, Charles I. See further images for more information about him.


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