{"id":5828,"date":"2026-06-23T09:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/our-lady-of-las-lajas"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:54:23","slug":"our-lady-of-las-lajas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/de\/our-lady-of-las-lajas","title":{"rendered":"Our Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rr-om\">\n<style>\n.rr-om{max-width:880px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Inter,system-ui,sans-serif;color:#1E2A36}\n.rr-om h1{font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;color:#1F4E79;text-align:center;font-size:2.1rem;margin:.4rem 0 .2rem}\n.rr-om .rr-sub{text-align:center;color:#8A6D1D;font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:1.15rem;margin:0 0 1.2rem}\n.rr-om .rr-lead{color:#344054;line-height:1.75;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto 1.2rem}\n.rr-om h2{font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;color:#1F4E79;font-size:1.45rem;border-bottom:2px solid #C9A227;padding-bottom:.35rem;margin:2.2rem 0 .9rem}\n.rr-om p{color:#344054;line-height:1.75}\n.rr-om .rr-datos{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(240px,1fr));gap:10px;margin:.6rem 0 1rem}\n.rr-om .rr-dato{background:#F8F5EF;border:1px solid #E6E1D8;border-radius:10px;padding:.6rem .9rem;font-size:.95rem}\n.rr-om .rr-dato b{color:#1F4E79}\n.rr-om .rr-cita{background:#F8F5EF;border-left:3px solid #C9A227;padding:.8rem 1.1rem;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;margin:1rem 0;font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;font-style:italic;color:#41506b}\n.rr-om .rr-nota{background:#F3E7BD66;border:1px solid #E6D9A8;border-radius:10px;padding:.6rem .9rem;color:#6B5512;font-size:.92rem;margin:.6rem 0}\n.rr-om .rr-btns{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;justify-content:center;margin:1.6rem 0}\n.rr-om .rr-btn{background:#1F4E79;color:#fff;border-radius:999px;padding:.6rem 1.2rem;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}\n.rr-om .rr-btn:hover{background:#183B5C;color:#F3E7BD}\n.rr-om .rr-fuentes{font-size:.88rem;color:#667085;border-top:1px solid #E6E1D8;padding-top:1rem;margin-top:2rem}\n@media(max-width:560px){.rr-om h1{font-size:1.7rem}}\n<\/style>\n\n<h1>Our Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas<\/h1>\n<p class=\"rr-sub\">The Virgin who appeared on the rock<\/p>\n<p class=\"rr-lead\">Above the gorge of the Gu\u00e1itara River, in southern Colombia, rises the sanctuary of Las Lajas. Its image, according to tradition, was not painted by any human hand, but appeared imprinted upon the rock. Its official title joins it to the Holy Rosary.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"rr-fig\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rezaelrosario.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/virgen-de-las-lajas.jpg\" alt=\"Our Lady of Las Lajas\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><figcaption>Our Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas (Colombia), an 18th-century image. Public domain (Wikimedia Commons).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"rr-datos\">\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Place:<\/b> Ipiales (Nari\u00f1o), Colombia<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Sanctuary:<\/b> Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas (minor basilica, 1954)<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Feast:<\/b> 15 September<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-dato\"><b>Canonical coronation:<\/b> decree 1951, solemn coronation 1952 (Pius XII)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Origin and history<\/h2>\n<p>The devotion dates back to 1754. According to tradition, the native woman Mar\u00eda Mueses de Qui\u00f1\u00f3nez was crossing the place of Las Lajas with her deaf-mute daughter, Rosa; in the midst of a storm, the child spoke for the first time, pointing to a Lady with the Child who had appeared on the rock. After Rosa&#8217;s death, the mother implored the Virgin and the child came back to life; on returning, the community found the image imprinted on the crag.<\/p>\n<p>From the 18th century the place became a destination for pilgrimage. Over the canyon of the Gu\u00e1itara, near the border with Ecuador, the present neo-Gothic sanctuary was raised. The miraculous character of the image and the countless votive offerings established Las Lajas as one of the great Marian sanctuaries of America. The Holy See decreed its canonical coronation in 1951, solemnly celebrated in 1952, and the church was elevated to a minor basilica in 1954.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rr-cita\">\u00abOur Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas, pray for us.\u00bb<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-nota\">Its official title is \u00abof the Rosary\u00bb: the devotion, promoted by the Dominicans in the region, has been united to the praying of the Holy Rosary from its very origins.<\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-btns\"><a class=\"rr-btn\" href=\"\/en\/how-to-pray-the-rosary\/\">Pray the Rosary<\/a><a class=\"rr-btn\" href=\"\/en\/pray-the-rosary\/\">All the devotions<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"rr-fuentes\"><strong>Sources:<\/strong> Sanctuary of Las Lajas (Diocese of Ipiales); Wikipedia (accessed 8-6-2026). Coronation (decree 1951 \/ solemn 1952, Pius XII) and minor basilica (1954) verified. The origin in 1754 is pious tradition.<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Lady of the Rosary of Las Lajas The Virgin who appeared on the rock Above the gorge of the Gu\u00e1itara River, in southern Colombia, rises the sanctuary of Las Lajas. Its image, according to tradition, was not painted by any human hand, but appeared imprinted upon the rock. 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