Statue of an Angel found in a Mine in Russia

[Blueplanet]

It boggles the mind. Is it some type of hoax? I cannot find a translation to English. Apparently, the statue is on its knees, so it is very tall.

[Lars39]

1. Don't blink!

[MissB]

2. Perfect

[pamdb]

3. don't blink

I know, is the Doctor anywhere around?

[Lars39]

5. Sure hope he is!

[ChazII]

15. Those were my thoughts, too. n/t

[Docreed2003]

11. My thoughts exactly! That's clearly a weeping angel

[TheBlackAdder]

22. What happens if you close and open one eye, wait a couple of seconds and close and open the other?

[Effete Snob]

4. A hoax? Nah....

It’s just your everyday miraculous religious icon making its miraculous appearance.

Can’t imagine it being a hoax.

Did you ever see the Jesus tortilla?

[Tanuki]

7. Then there was Nashville's Mother Teresa look-alike "nun bun!"

https://www.tennessean.com/story/money/2016/12/02/11-years-later-nun-bun-mystery-remains/94743112/



"...
It all started at Bongo Java in 1996 when employees found what would quickly become the famous pastry. If you ask me, it actually does look like the Catholic missionary and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, who died in 1997.

The Nun Bun swiftly made world headlines, appearing everywhere from CNN and the Washington Post to "The Late Show with David Letterman" and the BBC.

Bongo Java shellacked the bun and put it on display, and within weeks, hundreds of people had flocked to the little coffee shop on Belmont Boulevard to see it up close. The shop sold T-shirts and mugs emblazoned with the bun’s image and the words “the Immaculate Confection.”

Then came the controversy. Shortly after the Nun Bun went viral, Bernstein got a letter signed by Mother Teresa herself, asking that her name not be used commercially. That’s when the pastry became known simply as the Nun Bun.


Nine years later, the Nun Bun resurfaced in headlines when it was stolen from Bongo Java on Christmas morning. A glass case protecting the relic was shattered and only the bun was missing.

Bernstein offered a $5,000 reward for its return, to no avail.

Bernstein said the mystery still remains, nearly 11 years after its disappearance.

You just can’t make this stuff up."

[Effete Snob]

9. Truly we live in an age of wonders

It’s almost shocking how many miracles happen on the regular, and there are still those who don’t believe.

[Sky Jewels]

10. If carbohydrates like tortillas and pastries don't convince these heathens

to belieeeeeve in Gawd 'n' Jeezus 'n' supernatural magical creatures, then nothing will.

[Effete Snob]

24. The one I don't get is....

Whatever happened to that guy Jesus brought back from the dead?

[3catwoman3]

12. Looks more like a devil tortilla...

...to me.

[Blueplanet]

6. May be faked

It's probably a fake, but interesting to see.

[sl8]

8. There's this piece, which claims it's a fake:

I'm not vouching for the sites credibility, but:

https://news.russia.postsen.com/local/181811.html

Amur residents send a fake about an unearthed statue of an angel

[Lettuce Be]

13. How to see Subtitles for English on YouTube

Use the gear icon > subtitles > choose auto generated then scroll to choose English

[Blueplanet]

14. Thank You Lettuce Be

[gldstwmn]

16. The Mistress of the Copper Mountain

also known as The Malachite Maid, is a legendary creature from Slavic mythology and a Russian fairy tale character,[1] the mountain spirit from the legends of the Ural miners and the Mistress of the Ural Mountains of Russia.[2][3] In the national folktales and legends, she is depicted as an extremely beautiful green-eyed young woman in a malachite gown or as a lizard with a crown. She has been viewed as the patroness of miners,[4] the protector and owner of hidden underground riches, the one who can either permit or prevent the mining of stones and metals in certain places.
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain has the appearance of an extremely beautiful young woman with green eyes. Some of her more distinctive features include dark braided hair, ribbons from thin tinkling copper, and a gown that is made from malachite.[3] She wears a diadem decorated with malachite and precious stones.[6] As a mountain spirit,[7] she is the protector and owner of hidden underground riches.[8][9] She is said to be always surrounded by her servants,[10] small lizards, which can be green, blue, golden or luminous.[11] The Mistress can appear as a lizard herself.[12] According to the legends, a person who sees the Mistress comes under her spell. She shows kindness to good people and skilled craftsmen, helping them to find jewels and gold, but if her conditions aren't met, the person loses all his luck, skill and can even die.[3][13] She could permit or prevent the mining in certain places, give or take wealth.[10]

The sacral being, the Mistress was surrounded by rituals and taboos, e.g. women did not come down in the mine, because it was the Mistress's domain, and young men seeking her patronage did not marry. The violation of the taboos was supposed to bring a harsh punishment.[14] Children were taught not to shout and quarrel next to the stones, and to keep quiet in the mines, because, according to popular belief, the Maid disliked loud noises.[15] Her distinguishing attributes were lizards, copper and malachite.

Other names
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain has many other names, such as The Stone Mother (Russian: Горная матка, tr. Gornaja matka),[16] The Stone Maiden (Russian: Каменная девка, tr. Kamennaja devka),[17] The Serpent Mistress, The Lizard Queen,[18] The Mistress of the Copper Mine,[19] The Malachite Girl,[20] The Malachite Maid[21] or The Malachite Lady (Russian: Малахитница, tr. Malakhitnitsa).[6][13] The miners simply called her "Herself".[22]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mistress_of_the_Copper_Mountain

In American mining lore she is known as 'lady of the mountain.'

[Blueplanet]

19. Very Intriguing

and informative. I had to look up malachite. It's a beautiful stone.


Thank you.

[gldstwmn]

27. It's really beautiful when polished.

It supposedly has protective qualities.

[nolabear]

20. "Or a lizard with a crown."

Okay then.

[gldstwmn]

28. You've seen the Geico commercials. Anything's possible.

[FakeNoose]

17. Probably looted it from the Nazis during WWII

... who looted it from Jews maybe? Or from another vanquished group. A lot of people besides Jews ended up in the German concentration camps. If the Russian soldiers hid this sculpture, they must have thought it was valuable.

[Hamlette]

18. you too . . .

[Effete Snob]

25. Amazing. That does it. I'm giving up atheism.

[Hamlette]

26. they sell them on amazon

grilled cheesus sandwich press.

And my favorite: Bob Ross toaster

[Iggo]

21. No it doesn't.

Boggle the mind, that is.

[Effete Snob]

23. Your mind is not boggled?