About: The Golden Virgin

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The Golden Virgin, a/k/a 'The Leaning Virgin' is a gilded sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary offering up the Baby Jesus skyward. Standing atop of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières (French) Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières, a Catholic Church in Albert, France, it was sculpted by Albert Roze. After being nearly toppled by shellfire in the 1916 Battle of the Somme, it became a symbol of resilience and a great visual icon during World War I. The original statue was damaged and leaning in 1915 and went missing when it finally fell in 1918 as a result of the ultimate British bombardment. The detruction was elevated to mythical proportions. Anticipated toppling of the statue was superstitiously ascribed as having an actual effect on the outcome of the war. It was recast and replaced.

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  • The Golden Virgin, a/k/a 'The Leaning Virgin' is a gilded sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary offering up the Baby Jesus skyward. Standing atop of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières (French) Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières, a Catholic Church in Albert, France, it was sculpted by Albert Roze. After being nearly toppled by shellfire in the 1916 Battle of the Somme, it became a symbol of resilience and a great visual icon during World War I. The original statue was damaged and leaning in 1915 and went missing when it finally fell in 1918 as a result of the ultimate British bombardment. The detruction was elevated to mythical proportions. Anticipated toppling of the statue was superstitiously ascribed as having an actual effect on the outcome of the war. It was recast and replaced. (en)
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  • The Golden Virgin, a/k/a 'The Leaning Virgin' is a gilded sculpture depicting the Virgin Mary offering up the Baby Jesus skyward. Standing atop of the Basilique Notre-Dame de Brebières (French) Basilica of Our Lady of Brebières, a Catholic Church in Albert, France, it was sculpted by Albert Roze. After being nearly toppled by shellfire in the 1916 Battle of the Somme, it became a symbol of resilience and a great visual icon during World War I. The original statue was damaged and leaning in 1915 and went missing when it finally fell in 1918 as a result of the ultimate British bombardment. The detruction was elevated to mythical proportions. Anticipated toppling of the statue was superstitiously ascribed as having an actual effect on the outcome of the war. It was recast and replaced. (en)
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