Virgen del Pino (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Virgen del Pino (or "Virgin of the Pine") is the patron of the Gran Canaria (province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands). The Gran Canaria virgin, canonized between 1905 and 1914 was declared patroness of the Gran Canaria. The story of Nuestra Se ora del Pino (Our Lady of the Pine) is a fascinating one. At the site of the present-day Basilica, the image of the virgin herself is said to have appeared in a pine tree on 8 September 1492 to the first Bishop of Gran Canaria, Juan Fr as. Said to possess healing qualities, Nuestra Se ora del Pino has become the patron saint of the island. On the steps outside the Basilica it is possible to buy wax models of every part of the human body that can be offered for healing.