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AP: Venezuelans see broken statue as an omen As one of Venezuela’s most venerated religious figures, Maria Lionza has inspired hope and granted wishes to devotees for more...


AP: Venezuelans see broken statue as an omen


As one of Venezuela’s most venerated religious figures, Maria Lionza has inspired hope and granted wishes to devotees for more than 200 years. So Venezuelans were shocked when a prominent 53-year-old statue of the mythical goddess split apart at the waist on Sunday and fell backward to face the heavens.

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