Police detective sees Virgin Mary in lemon

Published: Sept. 19, 2007 at 7:49 PM
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WATAUGA, Texas, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A Texas bar owner who happens to be a police officer says he was shocked when he learned his son saw the face of the Virgin Mary in a lemon slice.

Sam Nance, a member of the Watauga police force, said his son, Marty, revealed the Virgin Mary's face on a lemon he was cutting at the family's business, the Texas Billiards bar, The Fort Worth Star Telegram reported.

"It kind of freaked me out," Nance said. "I'm a detective, and I believe in facts."

When he looked at the lemon, Nance said he sort of saw the face. It wasn't until he took a picture of it that the countenance really was visible to him.

Nance is Methodist and his wife is Baptist, and they don't attend church every week. He said they're saving the lemon in their freezer so others can see it.


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