Our Lady of Mount Carmel Statue Dendera in what is now northern

in what is now northern Iraq

and is quite heavy for its size

In the Coffin Texts Horus calls upon him

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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Statue Dendera in what is now northernThe Coastal Sentinel of the Levant History is rarely as tidy as the hagiographies suggest. On the slopes of Mount Carmel, where the Mediterranean salt air erodes limestone and patience alike, a group of 12th century hermits decided that the caves of Elijah were better suited for contemplation than the noise of the Crusades. This statue depicts the culmination of that retreat: the Virgin Mary in her Carmelite aspect, known as the Star of the Sea. It