CRATO, Brazil (LifeSiteNews) — The largest statue of Our Lady of Fatima in the world was unveiled on November 13 in Crato, Ceará state, Brazil, before an estimated 39,000 pilgrims from multiple Brazilian regions. Standing at a height of 177 feet (as tall as a 15-story building), the statue would tower over the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro (98 feet), and even New York’s Statue of Liberty (151 feet). Erected in at the center of an extensive plain, the statue provides witness to the deep devotion of the city’s inhabitants, with Cato being recognized as having the highest proportion of Catholics of any city in Brazil. The sculpture was formed in several parts by a team of more than thirty people over seventeen months and then assembled after being transported to Crato. A joint venture of the Diocese of Crato, the local municipality of Crato, and the State Government of Ceará, a new sanctuary was also built around the statue including a replica of the Chapel of the …