Tepeyac Hill

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Tepeyac Hill is a historic religious site in northern Mexico City, revered as the place where the Virgin of Guadalupe is believed to have appeared and now home to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic pilgrimage site
Marian shrine
hill
historic site
administeredBy Archdiocese of Mexico
annualPilgrims millions of pilgrims per year
apparitionsDate 1531
associatedWith Juan Diego
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Virgin Mary
associatedWithPreHispanicDeity Tonantzin
closestMajorShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
country Mexico
culturalSignificance important site for Mexican nationalism
symbol of Mexican Catholic identity
devotionalPractices prayer, Mass, processions, offerings
devotionBegan 16th century
elevation approximately 2,260 meters above sea level
featuredIn Mexican literature
Mexican popular devotion
Mexican religious art
hasAccess roads for vehicles
stairways for pilgrims
hasMonument statues depicting the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego
hasSiteOn Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Capilla de Indios
Capilla del Cerrito
Old Basilica of Guadalupe
various chapels
hasViewOf Mexico City urban area
heritageStatus major Catholic shrine in the Americas
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn Gustavo A. Madero borough
Mexico City
northern Mexico City
nameEtymology derived from Nahuatl "Tepeyacac" meaning "nose of the hill" or "at the top of the hill"
nearbyLandmark Insurgentes Norte Avenue
Villa de Guadalupe
partOf Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe complex
pilgrimagePeakDate 12 December
pilgrimagePeakEvent Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
pilgrimageTradition walking on knees or barefoot as penance
preHispanicUse site of a shrine to the Aztec goddess Tonantzin
region Valley of Mexico
religion Roman Catholicism
significance site of apparitions of Our Lady of Guadalupe according to Catholic tradition
tourismType religious tourism


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