Fotod Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

2021 - Mexico City - 5 - Basílica de Nuestra Señora Guadalupe, autor Ted's photos - For Me & You

Our next visit was to Basilica de Guadalupe. Pilgrims are seen lining up for the 11 AM mass. The building has seating for 10,000. The New Basilica, as it is called, was built from 1974-1976 by Pedro Ramírez Vásquez. The building has a 1970s feel and looks a bit like an old-fashioned revival tent from the American south, with seven entryways that represent the seven gates of Celestial Jerusalem referred to in the Bible. The new building was required as can be seen here the old structure built on unstable ground is sinking and leaning. On the grounds surrounding this church are remaining buildings of the ex-convent of the Capuchina nuns, as well as a museum about the basilica and various other small chapels, including one dedicated to Juan Diego. The entire complex is referred to as La Villa Basilica. Located in the north of Mexico City, Basilica de Guadalupe is considered the second Catholic Shrine in importance after Vatican City. The Old Basilica, known as the “Templo Expiatorio a Cristo Rey,” was constructed between 1531 and 1709. The Virgin of Guadalupe refers to when the Virgin Mary— the mother of Jesus and a very important saint in the Roman Catholic religious tradition—appeared to a man named Juan Diego in Mexico in 1531. ... Her importance is so great her image has become a national symbol of Mexico. According to tradition, Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an Aztec converted to Christianity, on December 9 and again on December 12, 1531. During her first apparition she requested that a shrine to her be built on the spot where she appeared, Tepeyac Hill (now in a suburb of Mexico City). The church was given status of a basilica by Pope Pius X in 1904. Dec. 12 is the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Empress of the Americas. Our Lady Of Guadalupe is a symbol of faith for Catholic Hispanics. It is believed she made multiple appearances in a mountain named El Tepeyac in Mexico City in 1531. The new basilica structure was completed in 1974. Our Lady of Guadalupe’s role in Mexican history is not limited to religious matters; she has played an important role in Mexican nationalism and identity. In 1810 Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla promoted her as the patroness of the revolt he led against the Spanish. The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe appeared on the rebels’ banners, and the rebels’ battle cry was “Long Live Our Lady of Guadalupe.” During a religious revival in Mexico in the late 19th century, preachers declared that the foundation of Mexico could be dated to the time of the apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, because she freed the people from idolatry and reconciled the Spanish and indigenous peoples in a common devotion. Emiliano Zapata’s peasant rebels carried the banner of Our Lady when they entered Mexico City in 1914, and, during the civil war in Mexico in 1926–29, the banners of the rebels bore her image. Her continuing significance as a religious and national symbol is attested by the hundreds of thousands of pilgrims who visit her shrine every year.
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Español: Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe) on turismimagnet, üks Roomakatoliku kirikud asukohtadest Carrera Lardizábal , Mehhiko . See asub: 19 km alates México, 45 km alates Ecatepec de Morelos, 47 km alates... Loe edasi
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