‘Botched’ restoration to church Virgin Mary statue sparks huge protests from furious worshippers in Spain

After saying that worshipers seemed to have suffered plastic surgery, the restoration of a 17th century statue of Virgin Mary, Seville, led to great protests.

La Hacarena virgin is one of the most famous Catholic Effigies in Spain, and many Spanish travels to the south every year to see the wooden figure during the sacred week parade of the city.

When Hungarya’s brotherhood announced the surprise restoration at the weekend, their dedicated was angry and critics said it was deformed.

According to the worshipers, a brighter finish was given to his face, the eyelashes were made longer, which changed his gaze.

“Facial expression has changed completely,” he said. ‘To say this is deeply suffering, but it looks like a bad copy of the original.’

Hundreds of protesters met outside Basilica de La Hungarya on Monday.

The shots showed that he was gathered around the church while asking for hymns about the virgin while demanding answers.

“ This is not that; This is not a virgin. Sad. In a statement to an ABC newspaper, my heart is about to explode. ‘They should have left him as it was.’

The picture shows the virgin after restoration. Critics say that they have longer eyelashes by changing their facial expression completely

This was anger that the statue had reportedly had two restorations in less than 24 hours to bring him back to his original state.

Brotherhood issued an apology and closed the basilica at the weekend, and since then the virgin appeared with shortened eyelashes after efforts to correct an ‘unwanted effect’.

The controversial make -up of the religious symbol was likened to the restoration of a painting of a painting of Jesus Christ, which caused the work of art to be called ‘monkey messiah’.

In 2012, 82 -year -old Cecilia Giménez decided to touch the ‘Ecce Homo’ fresco in the sacred area of ​​the Mercy of Mercy Church in Borja, Spain.

However, the brush completely destroyed the face of Jesus, transforming the painting to what the locals describe as a hedgehog or hairy monkey rather than Jesus.

At the same time, after a renovation of the village of Poland, the temple of 1820 Jesus, the angry of this year’s anger in this year, and the Virgin Mary looks like the blessed mother ‘Simpsons’ cartoon character.

The virgin Mary statue just outside the village of Stuszionka, which was once described as ‘tall and thin’ by experts, is now a distorted eyebrows emphasized with the big -sized myths, exaggerated eyes and bright red lipstick.

In the meantime, the Jesus figure seems to be wearing a gray panties, and both figures were re -painted with an unnatural yellow tone.

The protesters gathered on Monday outside Basilica de La Hungarya in Seville.

This was anger that the statue had reportedly had two restorations in less than 24 hours to bring him back to his original state. In the picture: virgin after the first restoration

Protesters told the virgin hymns and asked for the resignation of the leader’s leader

Brotherhood issued an apology and closed Basilica at the weekend

La Macarena Virgin is one of Spain’s most famous Catholic Effigies

The conservator of the monuments that sent a photo on Facebook said: ‘The virgin Mary is a very rare depiction of overlooking up.

‘Another example of goodwill … I hope that this valuable object will receive professional protection in the near future, because it deserves it very much.’

He added that the unknown restorer also painted the original German inscription of the temple and changed it with Markings’ VII 2024, JC 2.

The locals took off their anger with Botch, and some described it as ‘holiness’.

An angry audience published on social media said: ‘The greatest barbarism and the ignorance of the soul and reason came.’

Another said: ‘I take a risk and inform the prosecutor about disturbing religious feelings. Because this is nothing more than celebrating the object of religious worship. ‘

“ Bart Simpson’a more like Mary, ‘he said.