Our Lady of Tapao Statue (French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

: Notre Dame de Tà Pao) is a statue

Statue

A statue is a sculpture in the round representing a person or persons, an animal, an idea or an event, normally full-length, as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size, or larger...

 located in Dong Kho, Tanh Linh

Tanh Linh

Tanh Linh , is a district of Binh Thuan Province in the Southeast region of Vietnam.As of 2003 the district had a population of 98,679. The district covers an area of 1,174 km². The district capital lies at Lac Tanh. The district is famous for the Tanh Linh national park.-References:...

 district, Binh Thuan province, Vietnam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. It is one of five Our Lady statues placed in Central, Southern and Central Highlands section of Vietnam in 1959 by Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngô Đình Diệm was the first president of South Vietnam . In the wake of the French withdrawal from Indochina as a result of the 1954 Geneva Accords, Diệm led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Accruing considerable U.S. support due to his staunch anti-Communism, he achieved victory in a...

. This Marian statue is casted in white cement

Cement

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, 3m high, set on a square pedestal 2m high.

September 29, 1999, the Archangel

Archangel

An archangel is an angel of high rank. Archangels are found in a number of religious traditions, including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Michael and Gabriel are recognized as archangels in Judaism and by most Christians. Michael is the only archangel specifically named in the Protestant Bible...

 day, some Catholic parishioners Phuong Lam and surrounding areas, then act as Doc Mo, Gia Kiem, Ho Nai, and Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam...

... flush down the region bordering the Tanh Linh and Phuong Lam desire is witnessed strange phenomena such as words of three pupils in previous methods. They saw that the Our Lady and she fly on the other side of the mountain. Since early 2000, many groups of people rushed to Ta Pao Mount to pilgrimage. Since then, many Catholics have been recounted many strange stories around the Our Lady of Tà Pao Statue.