The Strange Letters in The Original Carving of The Virgin
Moreover, in the carved drapery of the Virgin of Candelaria original existed some strange letters whose meaning is still unknown. These were:
- Girdle in the neck: ETIEPESEPMERI
- On the left sleeve: LPVRINENIPEPNEIFANT
- At the bottom of the robe: EAFM IPNINI FMEAREI
- In the belt: NARMPRLMOTARE
- In the mantle, in the right arm: OLM INRANFR TAEBNPEM Reven NVINAPIMLIFINIPI NIPIAN
- At the edge of the left hand: EVPMIRNA ENVPMTI EPNMPIR VRVIVINRN APVI MERI PIVNIAN NTRHN
- On the back in the queue: NBIMEI ANNEIPERFMIVIFVE
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