Our Lady of Coromoto is a small painting of the Virgin Mary. It is said to have appeared in the hut of a local tribal chief, whose tribe were resisting attempts to convert them to Christianity in the late 16th century. 

The relic of the Virgin of Coromoto is 27mm (10.5″) high and 22mm (8.5″) wide and is made of a parchment-like material. The Virgin Mary is depicted sitting and holding the Infant Jesus in her lap. 

The mother and son look straight ahead with crowns on their heads. Two columns joined together by an arch form the back of the throne that supports them.  

Our Lady of Coromoto became the Patroness of Venezuela on May 1st 1942. The canonical coronation took place on September 11th 1952 marking three centuries since the apparition 

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