Virgin of the Pillar

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The Virgin of the Pillar is a revered Marian apparition and patroness of Zaragoza, Spain, venerated as one of the oldest Marian devotions in Christianity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic title of Mary
Marian apparition
Marian devotion
apparitionCountry Roman Hispania NERFINISHED
apparitionDateTradition 1st century
2 January 40 AD
apparitionLocation Zaragoza NERFINISHED
apparitionSetting banks of the Ebro River
apparitionTo Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED
apparitionType bilocation of the Virgin Mary
approvedBy Pope Innocent XIII NERFINISHED
associatedWithApostle Saint James the Greater NERFINISHED
associatedWithConcept Hispanidad
Spanish national identity
associatedWithRegion Aragon NERFINISHED
canonicallyCrownedBy Pope Saint Pius X NERFINISHED
cultApproved 18th century
devotionConsidered one of the oldest Marian devotions in Christianity
feastDay 12 October
feastDayType patronal feast of Spain
solemnity in Zaragoza
hasAttribute crowned
holding the Child Jesus
standing on a jasper pillar
hasCanonicalCoronation yes
hasDevotionLanguage Aragonese NERFINISHED
Latin
Spanish
hasIconography statue of the Virgin Mary on a pillar
hasLiturgicalRankInZaragoza solemnity
hasMaterial wooden statue
hasMiracleTradition protection of Zaragoza from war and disaster
hasProcession Fiestas del Pilar in Zaragoza NERFINISHED
hasRelicType image shrine
hasSanctuary Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar NERFINISHED
linkedToCivilHoliday Día de la Hispanidad NERFINISHED
Fiesta Nacional de España NERFINISHED
mainShrineCountry Spain NERFINISHED
mainShrineLocation Zaragoza NERFINISHED
patronOf Hispanic world
Spain NERFINISHED
Spanish Civil Guard NERFINISHED
Zaragoza NERFINISHED
pillarMaterial jasper
title Patroness of the Hispanic World
Queen of the Hispanic World NERFINISHED
titleGivenBy Pope Clement XII NERFINISHED
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Spain NERFINISHED
Zaragoza NERFINISHED

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Fiestas del Pilar honors Virgin of the Pillar
this entity surface form: Our Lady of the Pillar
Pilar namedAfter Virgin of the Pillar
subject surface form: Pilar, Bataan
this entity surface form: Our Lady of the Pillar (traditionally)
Fiestas del Pilar patronSaint Virgin of the Pillar
this entity surface form: Our Lady of the Pillar
Catholic Church in Spain patroness Virgin of the Pillar
this entity surface form: Our Lady of the Pillar
Our Lady usedAsQualifierIn Virgin of the Pillar
this entity surface form: Our Lady of the Pillar