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[Photograph of the Virgin of Solar Morro]

José María EgurenBetween 1918 and 1962

National Library of Peru

National Library of Peru
Lima, Peru

Photograph of the sculpture of a virgin, in the district of Chorrillos, Lima. It is included in the album of photographic miniatures by José María Eguren from the archives of the National Library of Peru.
A statue of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, also known as the Virgin of the Solar Morro, is located at the top of the natural viewpoint of the Chorrillos district, in Lima. It was brought from France, placed in 1904 and inaugurated in 1905 in order to honor the fallen soldiers in the War of the Pacific. Likewise, the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception is the patron saint of the fishermen of the district cove.

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