Marian devotion
Chiquinquirá and the workers of Medellin
Medellín, Colombia
The workers of Medellin venerate Chiquinquirá as a protector of work.
Place: Medellín, Colombia
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In the popular neighborhoods of Medellín, the workers and workers venerate Chiquinquirá. Before you go to work, you are prayed a Hail Mary.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Chiquinquirá protects the workers from work accidents. The masons and electricians carry a medal of the Virgin.
Every 9 July, the workers organize a procession through the streets of Medellin.
Chiquinquirá blesses the work of Colombian hands.
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