The Marian devotion of Tegucigalpa
The cathedral of the Honduran capital is dedicated to San Miguel Archangel, although it was born on the ashes of the ancient temple of the Immaculate Conception, destroyed by a fire in 1746. The Marian heart of the capital beats in Suyapa, where the small image of the Patroness of Honduras is venerated.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The cathedral of San Miguel Archangel, a baroque work opened in 1782 with a dome of 30 meters, is one of the best preserved colonial buildings in Honduras.
- The tiny image of Our Lady of Suyapa, about six centimeters, was found in 1747 by the peasant Alejandro Colindres; in 1925 Pius XI declared it Patrona de Honduras.
- The basilica of Suyapa, started in 1954, reached 93 meters in length; Pope Francis raised it to the lower basilica in 2015.
- St. John Paul II celebrated Mass before the Patron of Honduras on March 8, 1983; every February 3, crowds from all over Central America pilgrim to Suyapa.
Tegucigalpa and the Virgin of Suyapa
The Honduran capital was born parish of the Immaculate and is now pilgrim every February to Suyapa, where a six-centimetre image brings together a whole town around its Mother.
"Our Lady of Suyapa, a small and powerful Mother, keeps Honduras.
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