The Veiled Virgin was created by Italian sculptor, Giovanni Strazza, in Rome during the 1850s.
The statue appears translucent, but in fact is made completely out of Carrara marble, a material derived from Tuscany and used frequently by Italian Renaissance artists and ancient Roman builders.
In 1856, the statue was transported to Newfoundland where it was received by Bishop John Thomas Mullock. In his diary, he wrote, "Received safely from Rome, a beautiful statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary in marble, by Strazza. The face is veiled, and the figure and features are all seen. It is a perfect gem of art."
An emotional performance of Ukrainian figure skaters Oleksandra Nazarova and Maksym Nikitin at the world championship in France. They are from Kharkiv, Nazarov spent weeks there under Russian bombs. They had less than a month to prepare this dance and no time to make costumes
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