Detail of a Virgin Mary statue hand-carved by Father Antonio Ravalli at the Mission of the Sacred Heart in Old Mission State Park, Cataldo, Idaho. Con

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Detail of a Virgin Mary statue hand-carved by Father Antonio Ravalli at the Mission of the Sacred Heart in Old Mission State Park, Cataldo, Idaho. Constructed between 1850 and 1853 by Catholic missionaries and members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe with limited building supplies, the mission is the oldest building in the state of Idaho.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Cataldo, Idaho, USA
Photo credit: © Paul Christian Gordon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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