Item description for Our Lady of Aparecida statue, Brazil, 6.5"

Our Lady of Aparecida - Our Lady Revealed on Portuguese - Nossa Senhora da Conceição Aparecida is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the traditional form associated with the Immaculate Conception associated with a clay statue bearing the same title. The image is widely venerated by Brazilian Catholics, who consider her as the principal patroness of Brazil Historical accounts state that the statue was originally found by three fishermen who miraculously caught many fish after invoking the Blessed Virgin Mary