Statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, a Miracle Standing 20 Centuries

America Needs Fatima: Scientists, attempting to match the granite of which the pillar is made, have been able to find similar, but not identical, granite and only in other parts of the world. The statue of the Virgin is made of a material not found on this earth. By a miraculous divine action, no dust ever settles on it, so for almost 2,000 years the statue has never needed dusting. Read full story of the Apparition, the Statue, and the history of the basilica of Saint James of Compostella here.