The Chilean miners' miracles: How faith helped them survive

By Sarah Butler, CNN

Updated 1751 GMT (0151 HKT) August 4, 2015

Relatives stand by as rescuers work to free 33 miners trapped inside the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, on August 6, 2010. The mine collapsed a day earlier, and the miners ended up trapped 2,300 feet underground for more than two months. See how the rescue operation unfolded.
Photos: 2010 Chile mine rescue
Relatives stand by as rescuers work to free 33 miners trapped inside the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, on August 6, 2010. The mine collapsed a day earlier, and the miners ended up trapped 2,300 feet underground for more than two months. See how the rescue operation unfolded.
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Miner Daniel Espinoza waits outside the collapsed copper and gold mine to help in the rescue efforts on August 7.
Photos: 2010 Chile mine rescue
Miner Daniel Espinoza waits outside the collapsed copper and gold mine to help in the rescue efforts on August 7.
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Miners carry an effigy of Saint Lorenzo, the patron saint of miners, before a Mass outside the collapsed mine on August 10.
Photos: 2010 Chile mine rescue
Miners carry an effigy of Saint Lorenzo, the patron saint of miners, before a Mass outside the collapsed mine on August 10.
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