Sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón

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Catholic shrine church building

Sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón is a famous Catholic shrine in Oruro, Bolivia, closely associated with the city’s renowned Carnival and veneration of the Virgin Mary.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sanctuary of the Virgen del Socavón	1
Virgen del Socavón sanctuary	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic shrine ⓘ church building ⓘ
access	open to pilgrims and visitors ⓘ
architecturalType	church ⓘ
associatedWith	Andean religious syncretism ⓘ Carnival of Oruro NERFINISHED ⓘ miners’ devotion ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Bolivia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	central to Carnival of Oruro rituals ⓘ symbol of Oruro ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Virgin Mary ⓘ Virgin of Socavón NERFINISHED ⓘ
devotionalFocus	patronage of Oruro ⓘ protection of miners ⓘ
function	pilgrimage destination ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
governedBy	Roman Catholic Church authorities in Oruro NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAltar	main altar dedicated to the Virgin of Socavón ⓘ
hasCategory	Marian shrines in Bolivia ⓘ Oruro Carnival sites NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholic churches in Oruro Department ⓘ
hasIcon	image of the Virgin of Socavón ⓘ
hasRole	Marian shrine ⓘ
hasTitle	Santuario de la Virgen del Socavón NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageStatus	linked to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage via Carnival of Oruro ⓘ
iconVeneratedAs	patroness of Oruro ⓘ protector of miners ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
linkedTradition	Caporales dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Diablada dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Morenada dance NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Altiplano region NERFINISHED ⓘ Oruro NERFINISHED ⓘ Oruro Department NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Cerro Pie de Gallo (Oruro) NERFINISHED ⓘ historic mining areas of Oruro ⓘ
notableEvent	Masses during Carnival of Oruro ⓘ final destination of Carnival of Oruro dancers ⓘ
pilgrimageTime	Carnival period ⓘ Marian feast days ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
significance	major pilgrimage site in Bolivia ⓘ
tourismRole	major religious tourism attraction in Oruro ⓘ
usedFor	Catholic liturgical celebrations ⓘ Marian devotions ⓘ religious processions ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Socavón Sanctuary → hasTitle → Sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón ⓘ

Virgen del Socavón statue → associatedWith → Sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón ⓘ

this entity surface form: Virgen del Socavón sanctuary

Virgen del Socavón statue → near → Sanctuary of the Virgin of Socavón ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanctuary of the Virgen del Socavón