Marie, Queen of Rodrigues (Marie, Reine de Rodrigues) is a six-foot tall statue of the
Virgin Mary
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o ...
erected on the heights of
Pointe Canon. The statue is a noted landmark of
Port Mathurin
The village of Port Mathurin serves as the capital of the island of Rodrigues, a dependency of Mauritius. Most of the population of Rodrigues settles close to or in the city. It lies on the north coast of the Indian Ocean island and functions as t ...
and is a gathering place for Catholics on the island as well as a tourist and historical site.
The cement statue was inaugurated on May 1, 1954.
The idea for such a statue on the island was that of Father Charles Streicher, who was the priest of Rodrigues in the late 1940s. He wanted to raise in miniature a monument like that of Mary, Queen of Peace, which he had had erected in Mauritius. It was his successor, Father Gandy, who oversaw the installation of Rodrigues' statue.
Statues of the Virgin Mary
Buildings and structures in Rodrigues
Religion in Mauritius
Arts in Mauritius
1954 establishments in Mauritius
Tourism in Mauritius
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