Praying to the Virgen del Cobre
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Praying to the Virgen del Cobre
Basílica del Cobre
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
December 16, 2003

Upstairs from Los Milagros Chapel, you can view the Virgen in her special glass, air-conditioned case behind the high alter. She is removed once a year, on September 8th, for a procession honoring the saint’s day.