There were several people there, asking for prayers, while our guide was telling us La Milagrosa's tale. Everyone left flowers, prayed and then walked backwards until they got to the road, sometimes beyond that. The tour guide invited our group to say a prayer if they wished.
Señora Amelia Goyri died while giving birth on May 3, 1901. For many years after her death, her heartbroken husband visited the grave several times a day. He always knocked with one of four iron rings on the burial vault and walked away backwards so he could see her for as long as possible. When the bodies were exhumed some years later, Amelia's body was uncorrupted (a sign of sanctity in the Catholic faith) and the baby, who had been buried at its mother's feet, was allegedly found in her arms.
Thousans of people come here annually with gifts, in the hope of fulfilling dreams or solving problems. In keeping with tradition, pilgrims knock with the iron ring on the vault and walk away backwards when they leave.
I don't think I had ever noticed that little Elvis' left cheek is puffed out in this photo. Our tour guide said his Mom, Gladys, gave him a peanut to put in his cheek so he would hold still for the photo.
They rushed you right off the platform so we did really well to get two pics!
to the right of the baby Jesus.
This place was hilarious! They had really good antiques but then they had displays like this laughing woman mannequin giving birth.
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