Our Lady of Luján

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Our Lady of Luján is a widely venerated Marian title and pilgrimage icon in Argentina, regarded as the patroness of the country and a central focus of Hispanic Catholic devotion.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Basilica of Our Lady of Luján 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic devotional image
Marian title
national patroness
alsoKnownAs Nuestra Señora de Luján NERFINISHED
Virgen de Luján NERFINISHED
associatedMiracle wagon carrying the image miraculously stopped near Luján
associatedWith Basilica of Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
basilicaConstructionStartCentury 19th century
basilicaStatus minor basilica
canonicalCoronationBy Pope Leo XIII NERFINISHED
canonicalCoronationDate 8 May 1887
clothing blue mantle
white tunic
country Argentina
crowned yes
depicts Immaculate Conception NERFINISHED
devotionalRegion Hispanic world
Southern Cone NERFINISHED
devotionType Marian devotion
earlyCustodian Ana de Matos NERFINISHED
feastDay 8 May
Saturday before the fourth Sunday of Easter (local celebration)
firstVenerationSite Rosendo de Oramas’s ranch near Luján GENERATED
hasNovena yes GENERATED
hasProcessions yes
height about 38 centimeters
iconType small terracotta statue
imageKeptAt Basilica of Our Lady of Luján NERFINISHED
influenced Argentine Catholic popular religiosity
languageOfTitle Spanish
legendaryOriginCentury 17th century
legendaryOriginYear 1630
liturgicalCategory Marian feast
mainShrineLocation Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina NERFINISHED
majorPilgrimageEvent Annual youth pilgrimage from Buenos Aires to Luján
material baked clay
originCountry Brazil NERFINISHED
patronOf Argentina NERFINISHED
Argentine people
Buenos Aires Province NERFINISHED
pilgrimageDistance about 60 kilometers from Buenos Aires to Luján
pilgrimageType national pilgrimage
youth pilgrimage
recognizedBy Argentine Episcopal Conference NERFINISHED
Holy See NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
symbolOf Argentine national identity
Catholic faith in Argentina
titleOf Virgin Mary NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Argentina NERFINISHED

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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján (within its province influence) dedicatedTo Our Lady of Luján
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján
Hispanic Catholics devotionTo Our Lady of Luján
Ecclesiastical province of Mercedes-Luján hasMajorShrine Our Lady of Luján
this entity surface form: Basilica of Our Lady of Luján
Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján (within its province influence) patroness Our Lady of Luján
subject surface form: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Luján
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mercedes-Luján seeAlso Our Lady of Luján
this entity surface form: Basilica of Our Lady of Luján