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4 hours agoBullet Holes from WWII-Era Nazis Found in Marseille Madonna and Child
A 37-foot Madonna and Child statue atop Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille bears seven Nazi-era bullet holes revealed during restoration.
During conservation work this year, specialists discovered seven bullet wounds, inflicted by German troops during the Second World War, in the copper of the Madonna and Child statue that stands atop Notre-Dame de la Garde in Marseille, the basilica crowning the city's highest peak. Known locally as la Bonne Mère (the good mother), she is said to watch over sailors, fishermen and all Marseillais.