Our Lady Aparecida
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Our Lady Aparecida is a manifestation of the Virgin Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception, venerated through a specific image in Brazil. She was declared the principal patroness of Brazil by Pope Pius XI on July 16, 1930. The devotion centers on an image that received a solid gold crown in 1904 and has been the focus of widespread piety among the Brazilian people.
When
- First attested
- 1904 CE
- Attested period
- 1904 – 1930
- Historical notes
- Devotion approved by Pope Leo XIII; Office of the Mass established by Pope Pius X; declared patroness of Brazil in 1930.
Relationships
- aspect of
- Immaculate Conception, Virgin Mary
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“Pope Pius XI declared the Immaculate Conception under the title of Our Lady Aparecida to be the principal patroness of Brazil...Pope Leo XIII granted the approval on the devotion of the image under the title 'Nossa Senhora da Conceição Apparecida'”
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