Our Lady of the Sagrarian of Tamazula

Marian devotion

Where is he?

Our Lady of the Sagrarian is venerated in a diocesan shrine in Tamazula of Gordiano, in the state of Jalisco (Mexico). The consulted source identifies the place as a sanctuary and offers the direction "Tamazula, 49650 Tamazula de Gordiano, Jal., Mexico." OpenStreetMap confirms the location, but does not return an unequivocal geometry of the building with the name of the sanctuary; therefore the map uses precision locality. It's not the exact GPS of the temple.

Documented history

The information published about the sanctuary presents it as a historical and artistic monument of Tamazula de Gordiano. According to this source, construction began on 1 January 1899 and lasted until 1939. It describes an eclectic architecture: façade of neoclassical lines, interior decoration with baroque inclination and domes with Byzantine features. These data are included as information from the source consulted; no measures or dates are added that are not documented therein.

The same information explains that the building has a Latin cross plant and that devotion occupies a central place in the religious life of the town. The page of the Institute of Statistical and Geographical Information of Jalisco is preserved as a complementary source for the context of Tamazula, while the description of the sanctuary provides the concrete identification of the temple and its advocation.

Tradition

The tradition of the sanctuary places the arrival of the image in 1563, when Franciscan friars would have taken it from Pátzcuaro. The source describes it as a sculpture of corn cane paste and notes that it was originally known as the Immaculate Conception before receiving the title of the Sagrarian in 1621. These data are presented as a devotional history transmitted by the source; it is not stated here that each material or chronological attribution has an independent file.

The memory of the place also relates the image to the cholera epidemic of 1850 and to favors attributed to its intercession. Protection from the epidemic belongs to the religious tradition of Tamazula. It does not become a medical affirmation or a miracle approved by the Church without a specific ecclesial source that so declares.

Legend

There is no Marian apparition associated with the sanctuary. The narrations about protection during the epidemic and the force of devotion are preserved as a tradition, separate from the building's constructive history. Nor does it present itself as a proven fact that the intercession of the image alone caused the end of a disease.

Ecclesial State

The state indicated is permitted venerationbecause the source identifies an active diocesan sanctuary and a public Catholic veneration. The investigation contains a pontifical coronation dated February 2, 1947 and an authorization made public on February 9, 1946, but this fact sheet does not state a judgment of supernatural over the tradition of the epidemic. The label describes the public cult of the image, not the approval of a miracle.

Anecdotes and stories

The employers' parties are held between 23 January and 2 February, according to the source consulted. The calendar makes the sanctuary a community meeting center and explains the relationship between the image, the building and the local identity. The description itself warns that digital information on times may be limited; anyone planning a visit must confirm them directly with the community.

The place also stands out for its architecture and its continuity as a space of prayer. The point of the map has been left in Tamazula de Gordiano to guide the pilgrim without pretending an accuracy that the cartographic sources do not offer.

Prayer

Holy Mary, Our Lady of the Sagrarian, intercede before God for Tamazula de Gordiano, for the sick and for all families seeking comfort. Take us to your Son, present in the Eucharist, and teach us to live faith with hope, truth and charity. Amen.

Sources

• Churches and Hours of Mass in Mexico: Diocesan Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Sagrarian.
• Institute of Statistical and Geographical Information of Jalisco: Tamazula de Gordiano.
• OpenStreetMap relation 5606419: Tamazula de Gordiano, territorial reference.