A statue symbolizing Mary, mother of Jesus, was left virtually untouched after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Feb. 6. The cathedral surrounding the piece collapsed.
Above left, the Roman Catholic Church of Annunciation located in Iskenderun, Turkey, where an earthquake demolished the building. Surviving the quake was a Virgin Mary statue . The actual statue is still standing despite the devastation.
Many religious artifacts and personal items of people withstood the earthquake. An icon is seen among the remains of the destroyed Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church aftermath of the deadly earthquake in Tokacli Village of Altinozu in Hatay province, Turkey.
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