Believers pay tribute to patron saint La Caridad del Cobre

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  La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity) aboard a boat on the way to the AmericanAirlines Arena on Saturday, September 08, 2012. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald

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  Parishioner Armando Blanco from Miami prays to La Caridad del Cobre (Our Lady of Charity) on the way to the American Airlines to the big mass celebrating the 400 anniversary of the Our Lady of Charity.Thousands of people gathered at the American Airlines Arena on Saturday for a Mass to honor Cuba's patron saint. A statue of La Caridad del Cobre, or Our Lady of Charity, was brought to the arena aboard a boat from the Shrine of Our Lady of Charity in Coconut Grove for the special Mass on her annual day of observance, Sept. 8. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald

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  La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity), Cuba's patron saint, arrives by boat at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity) aboard a boat on the way to the American Airlines Arena on Saturday, September 08, 2012. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald

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  La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity), patron saint of Cuba, was set the altar at the AmericanAirlines Arena during the 400th anniversary celebration held on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  Parishioners carrying La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity) inside the AmericanAirlines Arena. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald

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  Thousands of Cubans welcomed La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity), Cuba's patron saint, as the procession entered the AmericanAirlines Arena on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  Thousands of Cubans lined up to enter AmericanAirlines Arena before La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity), Cuba's patron saint, arrives by boat on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  Thousands of people gathered at the American Airlines Arena on Saturday for a Mass to honor Cuba's patron saint. Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald

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  A procession carrying La Caridad del cobre (Our Lady of Charity) through Biscayne Boulevard stopped to say a prayer in front of the Freedom Tower. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  Thousands of Cubans welcomed La Caridad del Cobre (Our Lady of Charity) as the procession entered at the AmericanAirlines Arena for the 400th Anniversary celebration held Saturday, September 8, 2012. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Hector Gabino / El Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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  A procession carried Our Lady of Charity, Cuba's patron saint, through Biscayne Boulevard after arriving by boat at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Saturday, September 8, 2012. Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald

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    Pedro Portal / EL Nuevo Herald