Socavón Sanctuary

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Socavón Sanctuary is a prominent Catholic church and pilgrimage site in Oruro, Bolivia, closely associated with the famous Carnival of Oruro and devotion to the Virgin of Socavón.

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Socavón Sanctuary canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic church
pilgrimage site
religious building
architecturalStyle Catholic church architecture
associatedWith Oruro
surface form: Carnival of Oruro

devotion to the Virgin of Socavón
mining traditions of Oruro
category Roman Catholic shrines in Bolivia
churches in Oruro
pilgrimage churches in South America
country Bolivia
dedicatedTo Virgin Mary
Virgin of Socavón
function endpoint of Carnival of Oruro pilgrimage
pilgrimage destination
place of worship
governingBody Catholic Church in Bolivia
surface form: Roman Catholic Church in Bolivia
hasCulturalSignificance important site for Bolivian Marian devotion
symbol of Oruro’s religious identity
hasReligiousFestival feast of the Virgin of Socavón
hasRole main sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón
hasTitle Sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón
heritageStatus indirectly associated with UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Carnival of Oruro)
part of the cultural space of the Carnival of Oruro
importance key religious focus of Carnival of Oruro
major Marian shrine in Bolivia
languageOfLiturgy Spanish
linkedTo Andean popular religiosity
miners’ religious practices in Oruro
locatedIn Altiplano plateau
surface form: Altiplano region

Oruro
Oruro Department
urban area of Oruro
near historic center of Oruro
notableFor image of the Virgin of Socavón
role in syncretic Andean-Catholic traditions
strong connection to Carnival of Oruro
pilgrimagePeak during Carnival of Oruro
region western Bolivia
surface form: Andean Bolivia
religion Roman Catholicism
usedFor Catholic liturgical celebrations
Marian devotions
religious processions
veneration of religious images

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Oruro hasPart Socavón Sanctuary