Surfing Madonna has new home in San Diego County

• Assembly committee says no to 'Surfing Madonna'

  Assembly committee says no to 'Surfing Madonna'

  Updated: Wednesday, April 25 2012 5:39 PM EDT2012-04-25 21:39:29 GMT

  The "Surfing Madonna" apparently will remain homeless after lawmakers refused to permit the artwork to be installed at a beach in SanDiego County.
  The "Surfing Madonna" apparently will remain homeless after lawmakers refused to permit the artwork to be installed at a beach in SanDiego County.

• State to reject proposed Surfing Ma! donna lo cation

  State to reject proposed Surfing Madonna location

  Updated: Friday, March 16 2012 10:04 AM EDT2012-03-16 14:04:07 GMT

  State officials say they will deny a request to display a popular mosaic of a surfing Madonna at the entrance to Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.
  State officials say they will deny a request to display a popular mosaic of a surfing Madonna at the entrance to Moonlight Beach in Encinitas.

• Surfing Madonna may finally be getting a permanent home

  Surfing Madonna may finally be getting a permanent home

  Updated: Wednesday, December 7 2011 10:25 PM EST2011-12-08 03:25:29 GMT

  The Surfing Madonna mosaic may soon get a new permanent home.
  The Surfing Madonna mosaic may soon get a new permanent home.

• Crews successfully take down Surfing Madonna mosaic

  Crews successfully take down Surfing Madonna mosaic

  Updated: Thursday, June 23 2011 7:01 PM EDT2011-06-24 00:01:03 GMT

  The "Surfing Madonna" mosaic that had hung on an Encini! tas over pass for months has successfully been removed without incurring any damage.
  The "Surfing Madonna" mosaic that had hung on an Encinitas overpass for months has successfully been removed without incurring any damage.

• City Council: 'Surfing Madonna' mosaic must come down

  City Council: 'Surfing Madonna' mosaic must come down

  Updated: Thursday, May 19 2011 3:07 PM EDT2011-05-19 20:07:28 GMT

  The Encinitas City Council has decided that a stained glass mosaic of a surfing Madonna must come down.
  The Encinitas City Council has decided that a stained glass mosaic of a surfing Madonna must come down.

ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - It may seem like a miracle, but the Surfing Madonna finally has a new home.

The 10-foot mosaic was installed Monday on a wall between a cafe and a surf shop on North Coast Highway 101 in the San Diego County community of Leucadia.

The building owner is friends with the artist, Mark Patterson, who says it's great to see his work back up.

The mosaic depicts the Virgin of Guadalupe surfing a wave along with the words "Save the Ocean." It mysteriously appeared on a wall beneath a train bridge in neighboring Encinitas last year but was removed because it was unauthorized.

Since then, efforts to find the artwork a new home had failed - until Monday.

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