Our Lady of Zapopan
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| Our Lady of Zapopan | |
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| Location | Zapopan |
| Date | Dec. 18 . October 12 ° |
| Witness | juan antonio de segovia |
| Shrine | Mexico |
'Our Lady of Expectation of Zapopan, Our Lady of Zapopan or Virgin of Zapopan is venerated in Zapopan, Jalisco . She is also known as La Generala, La Reina y Madre de Jalisco, La Estrella de la Evangelización, among other names that she has received from the Jalisco people. She is the universal patron of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, her pilgrimage is on October 12 and her festivity is on December 18. It was declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on November 29 during the XIII session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, meeting in the city of Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius .[1]
The original image of the Virgin of Zapopan remains in the Basilica of Our Lady of Expectation in Zapopan . The only time that the original image leaves the site is on October 12 for its famous Pilgrimage . For official and unofficial visits, the Pilgrim Virgin of Zapopan is taken each year dressed differently, but always wearing her crown, halo and other insignia. Ordinarily, only on October 12 is she dressed as a "pilgrim" with a shawl and hat, in the old fashion of the humble women of Guadalajara. It is made of maize cane paste and was brought by Fray Antonio de Segovia from Pátzcuaro to Jalisco lands in the year 1530. It is an image that represents the Virgin of Zapopan, pregnant Virgin, or also as it is known from expectation . He is 34 cm from head to toe and has an oval face. His hands are folded in an attitude of prayer and his eyes are large, fixed and open, greenish blue. At the bottom you can see the shoes stepping on a golden crescent.
The image[edit]
The image would be declared the patron saint of the city against storms, lightning and epidemics. That is why the image visits the temples not only in Guadalajara, but also in its metropolitan area during the rainy season, after which the image returns to its sanctuary in Zapopan on October 12 of each year.
The image received the honorary appointment of General of the Trigarante Army on September 15, 1821, which was ratified by General Blancarte in 1852.
It was crowned with the authorization of Pope Benedict XV on January 18, 1921, by Archbishop Francisco Orozco y Jiménez in the cathedral of Guadalajara.
In 1999 a project was born promoted by a group of faithful to spread the Marian fervor to this image in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara, which is called Trayectos de Fe, a program that broadcasts from May 20 to October 12 the various visits that He made this image to the temples of the city, which began on the radio and is currently also broadcast on television and radio.
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