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The Virgin of Suyapa (Spanish: ''Virgen de Suyapa'') is an 18th-century statue (6 cm/2.3 in) of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The statue, also known as Our Lady of Suyapa (Spanish: ''Nuestra Señora de Suyapa''), is perhaps Honduras' most popular religious image, and the focus of an extensive pilgrimage.〔(Article on the virgin )〕〔(Amid a Crisis, Hondurans Heap Large Hopes on a Tiny Religious Icon ) The New York Times (www.nytimes.com). Retrieved 2012-08-13.〕 The statue is kept in the Basílica de Suyapa in Suyapa, a suburb of the capital Tegucigalpa, and toured through various other parts of Honduras each year in early February. Many thousands of people from all over Central America make pilgrimages to visit the statue on her name day, February 3rd, a commemoration of the day she was found. The statue has been stolen and then recovered on two occasions.〔(Article on the virgin )〕〔(Amid a Crisis, Hondurans Heap Large Hopes on a Tiny Religious Icon ) The New York Times (www.nytimes.com). Retrieved 2012-08-13.〕 Our Lady of Suyapa is the Patroness of Honduras. ==Discovery== There are several different versions of how the statue that is the Virgin of Suyapa was discovered. The version that has become standard is recounted below. Many Hondurans believe the statue was miraculously discovered in late January or early February 1747 by a labourer, Alejandro Colindres. Colindres and an 8-year-old boy had been sent by Colindres's mother to clear some cornfields on Piligüin mountain, northeast of Tegucigalpa. On the way back, they were overtaken by nightfall and decided to sleep outside. During the night, Colindres was awakened by a sharp pain in his side, and discovered that he was sleeping on something. Later versions of the story claim that without looking at the object, Colindres threw it as far away as he could, only to find it underneath him as he lay down again. This detail, however, is not present in early versions of the story. The next morning, Colindres discovered that he had been sleeping on a tiny statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which he took home with him and set up on the family altar in his mother's house. There it remained for the next 20 years. It was not until 1768 that the statue was credited with its first recognized miracle and began to attract public attention. By 1777, a chapel was constructed for the statue. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virgin of Suyapa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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