Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura

Our Lady of Guadalupe
in Extremadura, Spain
The image, with its vestments, enshrined in the monastery.
LocationCáceres, Spain
Datec. 14th century
WitnessGil Cordero
TypeMarian apparition
Approval12 October 1928, during the Canonical coronation granted by Pope Pius XI
Venerated inCatholic Church
ShrineRoyal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe
AttributesDark skin

Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura is a Marian shrine in Cáceres, Spain that traces its history to the medieval kingdom of Castile.[1] The image is enshrined in the Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, in the Extremadura autonomous community of Spain, and is considered the most important Marian shrine in the country.

It is one of the fifteen Black Madonnas in Spain. The statue was canonically crowned on 12 October 1928 by Pope Pius XI with a crown designed and crafted by Father Felix Granda, and crowned in the presence of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.

  1. ^ "The Virgin Mary in Art". ldysinger.stjohnsem.edu.

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