Statue of Mary of Montemaria (Batangas)

Mary, Mother of All Asia statue

The Virgin Mary statue of Montemaria is a 96 meter high Virgin Mary statue on the coastal hill Monte Maria around 20 kilometers south of Batangas City on Luzon , in the Philippines . It is the largest statue in the world depicting Mary , mother of Jesus . It forms the center of a pilgrimage and holiday center that is being built in the southern part of the Batangas bay. Construction of the statue began in early 2007. It should be completed in 2017.

description

View from Monte Maria over the bay

The tower-like statue rests on a multi-storey, around 21-meter-high circular base structure, in which there are various rooms. Inside, 1001 steps lead from the base to the statue's crown.

It is visible to the approximately 200 ships passing daily on the Isla Verde Strait (Batangas – Sabang) shipping route .

Web links

Website of the operator of the pilgrimage center , Montemaria Asia Pilgrims, Inc.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Kath.net: Filippinos erect the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world. February 1, 2007, accessed November 19, 2016.
2. ↑ Yson A. Sebulino: Montemaria Shrine, bagong tourism magnet ng Batangas ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The  archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Balikas on June 17, 2016, accessed November 16, 2016 (filipino).

Coordinates: 13 ° 38 ′ 32.1 ″  N , 121 ° 2 ′ 35.6 ″  E