Statues of ‘Our Lady’ come in dozens of variants, including the blue sashed ‘Our Lady of Lourdes’, the blue mantle wearing model ‘Virgin Mar y Immaculate Conception’, who has a serpent at her feet, and ‘Madonna’, a statue of Mar y and child
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Statues of Mary are found all over the world, in churches, places of faith, sanctuaries and religious homes; however, antique and vintage pieces are increasingly bought as solely decorative objects by those of more agnostic or atheist leanings.