Marian Advocations of Brazil
Brazil venes as national patron a Our Lady of Aparecidathe image found in the river Paraíba do Sul in 1717, and attests to great devotions of colonial, indigenous, African and immigrant root: the Virgin of Nazareth of Belém - center of the Círio -, the Conception of the Beach de Salvador, la Mercy de Caeté, la Peña of Vila Velha, el Dew de Paranaguá o la Caravaggio of the Serra Gaúcha, collected here by states.
- Wonders and Marian Anecdotes of Brazil
- Appeared - in 1717 three fishermen found the image of a Black Virgin in the Paraíba River; after it the nets were filled with fish. She is the patron of Brazil and the world's largest Marian sanctuary.
- Nazaré (Belém) - the caboclo Plácido found the image by a stream; every time he took it home, I was going home alone.. From there the Círio was born, one of the greatest romaneries in the world.
- Our Lady of Graces of Cimbres - in 1936-37 the Virgin appeared to two girls; the Church recognized the supernatural in 2021.
- O Rocio (Paranaguá) - her image was found on the nets of a fisherman; patron of Paraná.
Sao Paulo
Our Lady of Aparecida
The main patron of Brazil, venerated in the world's largest Marian sanctuary, the National Sanctuary of Aparecida; image of terracotta found by fishermen in the Paraíba do Sul River in 1717, canonically crowned in 1904.
"Our Lady Aparecida, pray for us.
Our Lady of Ajuda
The devotion to Nossa Senhora d'Ajuda e Bom Sucesso in Ilhabela (former São Sebastião, northern coast of São Paulo, Brazil) dates back to the Portuguese colonial era and is linked to the evangelization of the coast and to the maritime life of...
"Our Lady of Ajuda, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Rock
The information available does not contain a Marian sanctuary with the advocation Nossa Senhora da Penha de França located in a "district da Penha" of the city of São Paulo within a "department of São Paulo, Colombia"; it is a...
🙏 Our Lady of the Rock, pray for us.
Rio de Janeiro
Our Lady of Candelaria
On Nossa Senhora da Candelária venerated in the Igreja da Candelária of the center of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), the documentation available refers consistently to the city of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and not to a municipality of...
"Our Lady of the Candelaria, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Conception of Trindade
The documented history of Trindade is today a small town of Caiçara (fishermen and traditional inhabitants of the coast) close to Paraty, known mainly for its beaches and for maintaining a way of life linked to the sea and the Atlantic Mata.
"Our Lady of the Conception of Trindade, pray for us.
Our Lady of Glory of Outeiro
In the local Carioca tradition, the hill or "outeiro" of the Glória is held as a privileged place of contemplation over the bay of Guanabara and is linked to the protection of the Virgin Mary over the city of Rio de Janeiro and,...
"Our Lady of the Glory of the Outeiro, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Rock
On Nossa Senhora da Penha de França venerated in the Penha district (northern Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) there is a wide tradition, but the location indicated in the consultation (Rio de Janeiro, department of Rio de Janeiro,...
🙏 Our Lady of the Rock, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Navigators
No specific documentation has been found on an advocation of Our Lady of the Navigators as patron of the fishermen of Trindade (Paraty, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) with an own maritime chapel described in...
- Our Lady of the Navigators, pray for us.
Minas Gerais
Our Lady of Good Voyage
There is no Marian devotion in the sources consulted under the title "Our Lady of the Good Journey / Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem" as patron of Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais) in Colombia, nor an officially recognized sanctuary...
"Our Lady of the Good Journey, pray for us.
Our Lady of Mercy
The devotion to Nossa Senhora da Piedade in the Serra da Piedade, in Caeté (Minas Gerais, Brazil), is linked to an ancient local tradition according to which a deaf-muda girl would have received an apparition from the Virgin Mary at the top of...
"Our Lady of Mercy, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Pilar of Ouro Preto
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"Our Lady of the Pilar of Ouro Preto, pray for us.
Bay
Our Lady of the Conception of the Beach
La advocación de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia es originaria de Salvador de Bahía, Brasil, from where the Virgen es patrona de la ciudad y se venera en la historico Basilica de Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia, uno de los grandes...
- Our Lady of the Conception of the Beach, pray for us.
Our Lady of Mount Serrat
The advocation of Our Lady of Mount Serrat in Salvador de Bahia is linked to the ancient religious-fortified set of Mount Serrat, located on the Itapagipe peninsula, one of the oldest historical-religious nuclei of...
"Our Lady of Mount Serrat, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Black Rosary
Para
Our Lady of the Conception
On the advocation of Nossa Senhora da Conceição, patron of Soure on the island of Marajó (Pará, Brazil), the information accessible online is very limited and fragmented, and there are no official sources (diocese, parish,...
🙏 Our Lady of the Conception, pray for us.
Our Lady of Nazareth of Belém
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The advocation of Our Lady of Carmen is part of the Carmelite tradition, born around Mount Carmelo and spread by the Order of Carmen; in Catholic piety it is especially linked to the maternal protection of...
🙏 Our Lady of Mount Carmel, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men
The devotion to Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Homens Pretos in Salvaterra is linked to the historic "black men" (African and Afro-descendant slaves and liberts) that spread in colonial Brazil, in a way...
"Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men, pray for us.
Pernambuco
Our Lady of Grace
En el Alto da Sé de Olinda, the historical capital of Pernambuco, se levantó hacia 1551 la Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Graça, linked to the first colegio de la Compañía de Jesús en Brasil, initiative attributed to Donatario Duarte Coelho Pereira.
"Our Lady of Grace, pray for us."
Our Lady of Graces of Cimbres
The Marian apparition of Cimbres is located in the district of Cimbres, municipality of Pesqueira, in the state of Pernambuco (Brazil), in the north-eastern region of the country.
"Our Lady of Graces of Cimbres, pray for us.
Our Lady of Remedies
The advocation of Our Lady of Remedies in Fernando de Noronha is linked to the Portuguese evangelization of the archipelago, today belonging to the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil.
"Our Lady of Remedies, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Carmen of Recife
The devotion to Our Lady of the Carmen of Recife is linked to the presence of the Order of the Carmen in the city since 1654, when the Carmelites settled in Recife.
"Our Lady of the Carmen of Recife, pray for us.
Rio Grande do Sul
Our Lady of Caravaggio
The advocation of Our Lady of Caravaggio is born from a Marian tradition linked to an alleged apparition in Caravaggio, Lombardy, Italy, on May 26, 1432.
"Our Lady of Caravaggio, pray for us."
Our Lady of Health
A specific detailed and documented history of Our Lady of Health, patron of Bento Gonçalves (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil), beyond general references to the advocation "of Health / da...
"Our Lady of Health, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Navigators
The invocation of Nossa Senhora dos Navigantes has roots in Portuguese maritime tradition, where from at least the 16th century the sailors and fishermen have invoked the Virgin Mary as a protector in the dangers of the sea.
- Our Lady of the Navigators, pray for us.
Our Lady Mediatrix of All Graces
The advocation of Our Median Lady of All Graces is inserted in the Catholic reflection on Mary's maternal mediation, always understood in subordination to Christ, the only Mediator.
- Our Median Lady of All Graces, pray for us.
Santa Catarina
Our Lady of Azambuja
The devotion to Nossa Senhora of Azambuja is linked to the Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora of Azambuja, located in the district of Azambuja, municipality of Brussels, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
"Our Lady of Azambuja, pray for us."
Our Lady of Caravaggio de Nova Veneza
The invocation of Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio in Nova Veneza (state of Santa Catarina, Brazil) is directly linked to the Marian apparition of Santa María del Fonte in Caravaggio (Lombardy, Italy), which occurred according to tradition...
- Our Lady of Caravaggio de Nova Veneza, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Destroying
The advocation of Nossa Senhora do Desterro (Our Lady of the Destierro) is historically linked to the present city of Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, whose original name, in the 18th century, was...
"Our Lady of the Destroying, pray for us."
Paraná
Our Lady of the Light of the Pinhais
The invocation of Nossa Senhora da Luz dos Pinhais (Our Lady of the Light of the Pinhais) is intimately linked to the historical origin of Curitiba, in the state of Paraná, Brazil, and is the main patron of the city and the...
"Our Lady of the Light of the Pinhais, pray for us.
Our Lady of El Rocío
The devotion to Nossa Senhora do Rocio / Nuestra Señora del Rocío in Paranaguá (state of Paraná, Brazil) has been documented since at least the 17th century.
"Our Lady of the Roch, pray for us."
Holy Spirit
Our Lady of the Rock
The tradition of Convent da Penha places its origin in the work of the Franciscan fray Pedro Palácio, who had arrived in Vila Velha in the mid-16th century and promoted there the first hermitage dedicated to Our Lady of the Peña;...
🙏 Our Lady of the Rock, pray for us.
Goic
Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquem
The title of Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquem is linked to the gold cycle and Portuguese colonization in the interior of Brazil, in the region that today corresponds to the municipality of Niquelândia, state of Goiás, in the...
"Our Lady of the Abbey of Muquem, pray for us.
Our Lady of Good Death
The Igreja da Boa Morte is located in the city of Goiás, in the state of Goiás, Brazil, a former colonial nucleus known as Goiás Velho.
"Our Lady of Good Death, pray for us."
Sergipe
Divine Pastor
The advocation of the Divine Pastora has its general origin in Seville (Spain), in the early 18th century, linked to the preaching of the cappuccino Fra Isidoro of Seville and to a Marian iconography that represents the Virgin as a...
"Our Lady, Divine Pastor, pray for us.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
No specific documentation has been found on the advocation of Our Lady of Relief as patron of the municipality of Nossa Senhora do Socorro (Sergipe, Brazil) with detailed and verifiable information in ecclesial sources...
🙏 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
Growth
Our Lady of the Corrients
In the historic city of Penedo, state of Alagoas (Brazil), on the banks of the São Francisco River, the Igreja of Nossa Senhora das Correntes, one of the most notable Baroque-rococo temples of the Brazilian Northeast, well known...
"Our Lady of the Rivers, pray for us."
Our Lady of the Placers
No reliable sources have been found that document a Marian advocation called Our Lady of the Placers / Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres as patron of the city of Machió (Alagoas, Brazil) or of its archdiocese, or that it is...
"Our Lady of the Placers, pray for us."
Paraíba
Our Lady of the Rock
Local tradition places the origin of devotion to Nossa Senhora da Penha / Nuestra Señora de la Peña on the coast of João Pessoa around 1760, in the time of the Portuguese colony.
🙏 Our Lady of the Rock, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Snows
According to tradition, the foundation of the city and the origin of the cathedral temple are linked to devotion to Nossa Senhora das Neves, an advocation that refers to the ancient Roman title of St. Mary the Major associated with the miracle of the...
🙏 Our Lady of the Snows, pray for us.
Rio Grande do Norte
Our Lady of the Presentation
The advocation of Nossa Senhora da Apresentação is linked to the city of Natal, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, in the north-east of Brazil, where she is venerated as the patron of the city and of the archdiocese.
"Our Lady of the Presentation, pray for us.
Maranhão
Our Lady of Victory
On the advocation Nossa Senhora / Our Lady da Vitória linked to the city of São Luís, in the state of Maranhão (Brazil), there are historical data about the archdiocese and its cathedral, but no sources are found...
"Our Lady of Victory, pray for us."
Amazon
Our Lady of the Conception of Manaus
In the Catholic tradition, the title Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Our Lady of Conception or Immaculate Conception) is a dogmatic advocation, which highlights the mystery of Mary conceived without original sin, defined as dogma...
"Our Lady of the Conception of Manaus, pray for us.
Mato Grosso do Sul
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
The advocation of Our Lady of Perpetual Relief has its origin in the ancient Marian icon of Byzantine tradition that today is venerated in the church of St. Alfonso in Rome, entrusted to the redeemer missionaries by Pope Pius IX...
🙏 Our Lady of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
Tocantins
Our Lady of the Nativity
In the field of mariology, Our Lady of Nativity is an advocation directly linked to the liturgical mystery of the birth of the Virgin Mary, whose universal feast is held on 8 September in the Catholic Church.
"Our Lady of Nativity, pray for us."
Our Lady of Mercy
In the universal Church, the advocation of Our Lady of the Merced or Mercedes is historically linked to the foundation of the Order of the Merced in the 13th century, in Barcelona, under the inspiration of St Peter Nolasco,...
🙏 Our Lady of Mercy, pray for us.
Amapa
Our Lady of Nazareth of Macapá
The devotion to Our Lady of Nazareth of Macapá belongs to the great family of the Marian asvocations linked to the title of Our Lady of Nazaré / Nazareth, very widespread in the Luo-Brazilian sphere.
"Our Lady of Nazareth of Macapa, pray for us.
Roraima
Our Lady of Carmen de Boa Vista
No specific historical documentation on the advocation of Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Boa Vista has been found in the department of Roraima (Colombia).
"Our Lady of the Carmen of Boa Vista, pray for us.
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