Atom-bombed Mary (Japanese: 被爆のマリア, Hepburn: Hibaku no Maria), also known as Our Lady of Nagasaki or the Virgin of Nagasaki, is the head from a wooden statue of Mary, mother of Jesus from a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. The statue survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945, but was severely damaged as a result of the explosion.
Atom-bombed Mary (Japanese: 被爆のマリア, Hepburn: Hibaku no Maria), also known as Our Lady of Nagasaki or the Virgin of Nagasaki, is the head from a wooden statue of Mary, mother of Jesus from a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan. The statue survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945, but was severely damaged as a result of the explosion.
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