About: Windsor, Ontario weeping statue

In 2010 the Canadian city of Windsor was the site of alleged miracles, centring around a statue of the Virgin Mary. Fadia Ibrahim, a local Orthodox Christian, claimed to be receiving messages from the Virgin Mary, saying that people must return to church. Ibrahim reported that she was secreting oil from her own hands and that a statue of the Virgin that she owned was weeping tears of oil. In July she placed the statue on a pedestal, enclosed behind glass, in her front garden. This resulted in thousands of visitors arriving there to see the miracle, to receive healing or have their prayers answered. After complaints to municipal authorities from residents, Ibrahim was ordered to remove the statue or acquire a permit. In November she acceded to the city's demands and the statue was placed in