Nuestra Señora de la Merced
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Nuestra Señora de la Merced is a Spanish title for the Virgin Mary associated with mercy and redemption, particularly venerated in Catholic tradition and linked to the Mercedarian religious order.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nuestra Señora de la Merced canonical | 2 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic devotion
ⓘ
Marian title ⓘ Religious icon ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Our Lady of Mercy
ⓘ
Our Lady of Ransom ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
liberation of captives
ⓘ
mercy ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| associatedReligiousOrder | Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Mercy ⓘ |
| category |
Catholic spirituality
ⓘ
Marian devotions ⓘ Titles of Mary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| devotionalPracticesInclude |
novenas
ⓘ
processions ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| devotionSpreadBy |
Mercedarian missionaries
ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonization
|
| feastDay | 24 September ⓘ |
| hasMajorSanctuaryIn |
Barcelona
ⓘ
Buenos Aires ⓘ Lima ⓘ Quito ⓘ |
| honors | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| iconographyOftenDepicts |
Mary holding the Mercedarian scapular
ⓘ
Mary wearing a white Mercedarian habit ⓘ Mary with chains or shackles ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Spanish ⓘ |
| linkedToHistoricalContext |
Christian–Muslim conflicts in medieval Iberia
ⓘ
redemption of Christian captives ⓘ |
| linkedVirtue |
charity
ⓘ
compassion ⓘ solidarity with the suffering ⓘ |
| liturgicalType | memorial ⓘ |
| patronage |
Mercedarian Order
ⓘ
captives ⓘ prisoners ⓘ the oppressed ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Catholicism ⓘ |
| shortName | Mercedarian Order ⓘ |
| symbolism |
Mercedarian shield
ⓘ
chains broken ⓘ white habit ⓘ |
| titleEmphasizes |
intercession of Mary
ⓘ
mercy of God ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Spain ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.