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Icons That Weep and Bleed
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Unexplained accounts of religious icons that weep and bleed.

Akita Weeping Mary Statue
In Akita, Japan, after the appearances of Mary to a nun, a wooden statue of the Virgin would emit a clear, tear-like fluid.

Bleeding Host of Betania
In Betania, Venezuela in 1991, Father Otty Ossa was saying mass in the chapel when the host began to bleed in his hands. Photo included.

BVM on the Move
A brief report on a statue of the Blessed Virgin in County Cork, Ireland whose head is said to move. Plus a report on a weeping Elvis statue! If it's not one deity, it's another.

Images and Icons
A collection of anecdotes: crying Jesus picture in Bethlehem, tears of myrrh from Mary icon in Texas, olive oil from Jesus icon in Australia, and more.

Miracle Icons
A long list of religious icons and statues that cry, drink milk, shed blood and drip oil. With some photos.

Sri Sriman Kalki Bhagawan's Miracle in USA
This online album contains a dozen photos of alleged miracles by Sri Sriman Kalki Bhagawan in California, USA on 23 January 1999, consisting primarily of honey dripping from a photo.

Weeping Statues
Accounts of weeping and bleeding statues, from the U.S., Britain, Italy, Mexico, Ireland, Australia, Trinidad and Puerto Rico.

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