Rare Our Lady of the Pillar in Discontinued Blue & Gold Color Combo - Stone For Sale

Our Lady of the Pillar statue in stone dust and resin made by the Sisters of Bethlehem is finely hand painted, 9.8 inches high. Stone statue hand-crafted by the nuns of the Bethléem monastery in France depicts the Virgin Mary with baby Jesus. This great artwork of the Bethlehem monastic family is crafted in their unique style combined with simplicity and spirituality.

Our Lady of the Pillar is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of the traditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem, supernaturally appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 40 while he was preaching in what is now Spain. Those who adhere to this belief consider this appearance to be the only recorded instance of Mary exhibiting the mystical phenomenon of bilocation. Among Catholics, it is also considered the first Marian apparition, being unique due to having occurred while Mary was still living on Earth.

Although these statues are still in production by the Sisters of Bethlehem, this color combination of dark blue and gold is no longer available on their website.