Ma Zu or the Goddess of the Sea, is extremely popular in 

Taiwan, Hong Kong and along the coastal areas of China. 

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She ensures protection from the ravaged of the seas. 

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Legend has it that Ma Zu was in fact a young girl called Lin Mo who lived between 960-987, and helped heal a lot of sick and poor people. 

Her short life was explained by a daring rescue of a merchant ship in which she was swept off by a wave and perished as she attempted to 

rescue one last member of the ship. After her death, people set up a temple 

in awe of her and so that people could come to pay their respects. 

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She is also the patron Deity of Fishermen and Sailors.