Statue of Virgin Mary

The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception on San Cristóbal Hill is one of the principal places of worship for the Catholic Church of Chile. It is notable in p...
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The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception on San Cristóbal Hill is one of the principal places of worship for the Catholic Church of Chile. It is notable in particular for this large statue of Virgin Mary, some 863 meters above sea level. It was erected on 1907, and measures 14 meters tall, and the pedestal on which it rests is 8.3 meters. It weighs 36,610 g. On the pedestal there is a small chapel in which his holiness John Paul II prayed and blessed the city of Santiago on April 1, 1987.
Before the arrival of the Spanish forces in Chile, the place where the shrine now stands was venerated by the indigenous population and known as Tupahue, meaning “Place of God”.
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