In 1854, parishioner Zepherin Dorval was heading for the gold fields and in hope of the protection of the Blessed Virgin, donated a statue which depicts Mary as she is said to have appeared to Catherine Laboure in Paris in 1830.
The statue represents Our Lady standing, in an attitude reminiscent of [die doet denken aan] that on the Miraculous Medal. The eyes are modestly downcast, the facial expression pleasant. Her head is covered with a white veil, her garments gilded [verguld] and ornamented [versierd]. Her bare feet crush the serpent coiled on the top of a star-studded [met sterren bezaaide] globe.
The statue was originally placed in an alcove [nis] containing the altar of the Confraternities of the Holy Rosary, before being re-located to above the main altar.
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