Marian devotion
Chiquinquirá and the fishermen of the Pacific
Buenaventura, Colombia
The fishermen of the Colombian Pacific venerate Chiquinquirá.
Place: Buenaventura, Colombia
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In Buenaventura, Pacific fishermen venerate Chiquinquirá. They carry an image of her on their boats and pray to her before setting sail.
Tradition says that the Virgin of Chiquinquirá protects fishermen from Pacific storms. The fishermen say they sometimes see a light over the sea.
Every July 9th, fishermen organize a maritime procession in the Pacific.
Chiquinquirá protects those who sail the Colombian Pacific.
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