Venezuela - Virgin of Coromoto and
Child
Our Lady of Coromoto, also known as the Virgin of Coromoto is a celebrated Catholic image of an apparition of the Virgin Mary. In 1950 she was declared the Patroness of Venezuela. The image on this stamp commemorates the 300th anniversary of the appearance of the Virgin Mary to the indigenous population of Venezuala. There is a legend that the Virgin Mary appeared twice to the chief of
the local tribe, once in 1651 in a river canyon when she told him to be
baptised, and again, when he was still refusing Baptism, on September 8,
1652, when she appeared in his hut. This time he is said to have tried
to grab her and she vanished, leaving behind a small painting of herself.
Perforations: 11
Date of Issue: October 6, 1952
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