The miraculous story of this great statue of the Virgin Mary

This is the third largest statue of the United States of America and is located on the continental watershed of the Rocky Mountains nello State of Montana.

As told by Church Pop , the statue, built in steel, measures more than 27 meters and weighs 16 tons, known as "the great Virgin of the Rocky Mountains“, Produced by the promise of a man and the Faith of a people.

Bob O'Bill he was an electrician who worked in one of the mines in Butte, the region where the statue of the Virgin now stands.

When his wife became seriously ill with cancer, Bob promised the Lord that he would erect a statue in honor of the Virgin Mary if the woman was healed.

Well, to the surprise of the doctors, Bob's wife was completely cured of the tumor and Bob decided to keep his promise.

The man, at first, was laughed at by his friends when he communicated his decision to build the statue. Then, however, the messages of encouragement began: "The statue must be the largest in the country and be visible from everywhere."

The first problem was, of course, the economic one. How could an electrician have carried out such a project? Where would he get the money from?

La Citizenship of ButteHowever, he was thrilled with the idea and decided to do everything possible to make sure Bob's promise came true.

In 1980 volunteers began to arrive to build a road to the top of the mountain, an ideal place to place the statue of the Virgin and be visible to all, but the process was very slow. Sometimes there was progress of just 3 meters per day and the road had to be at least 8 kilometers long.

Despite the difficulties, entire families committed themselves to the project. While the men cleared the land or welded or pieces, the women and children organized dinners and raffles to raise the money needed to keep Bob's promise.

The statue was designed by Leroy Lelle in three parts that were placed thanks to the help of the National Guard helicopters.

On December 17, 1985 the last piece of the statue was laid: the head of the Virgin. The whole city stopped at the long-awaited moment and celebrated the event by ringing church bells, sirens and car horns.

The city of Bitte, with major economic problems before the construction of this statue, has improved its situation because the large statue of the Virgin attracts tourists, inducing the inhabitants to open new businesses.