Marian devotions in Paraguay
Paraguay venes as national patron a Our Lady of the Miracles of Caacupé, the "Tupãsy Caacupé," and treasure other Marian devotions with their own sanctuary, gathered here.
🌹 Marian wonders and anecdotes of Paraguay
- Caacupé - patron of Paraguay; according to tradition, the converted indigenous Joseph, persecuted by the mbayas, hid behind a tree and promised to carve an image of the Virgin if saved: from that trunk came the "Virgin of the Miracles."
- Virgin of the Paso (Itapé) - his image miraculously crossed the river Tebicuary in its rise, lived as protection of the Virgin over the waters.
- Virgin of the Poor of Itacuá (Incarnation) - protection of fishermen and sailors of the Paraná River.
Our Lady of the Miracles of Caacupé
National patron saint of Paraguay, the “Tupãsy Caacupé”, venerated in its Basilica and National Sanctuary; Born from the legend of the converted Indian Joseph and the miracle of the mountain, it brings together millions of pilgrims every year.
🙏 Our Lady of Miracles of Caacupé, pray for us.
Our Lady of Itacuá, venerated in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Itacuá on the banks of the Paraná River, Itacuá district of Encarnación
The Virgin of Itacuá is a Marian devotion that arose on the banks of the Paraná River, in the area called Punta Itacuá, southeast of the city of Encarnación, department of Itapúa, Paraguay.
🙏 Our Lady of Itacuá, venerated in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of Itacuá on the banks of the Paraná River, Itacuá neighborhood of Encarnación, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Assumption, patron of the city of Asunción
For the city of Asunción (Central Department, Colombia), there is no specific documentation describing a Marian devotion under the title of Our Lady of the Assumption linked to a metropolitan cathedral…
🙏 Our Lady of the Assumption, patron saint of the city of Asunción, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Paso, patron of Itapé
The devotion to Our Lady of the Pass of Itapé is linked to the Virgin of Miracles of Caacupé, patron saint of Paraguay, whose pilgrim image crossed the Tebicuary-mí River in the mid-20th century, in the context of a Marian mission…
🙏 Our Lady of the Pass, patron saint of Itapé, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Perpetual Relief of Asunción, venerated in the Minor Basilica of the Perpetual Relief
The devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help originated in the ancient Byzantine icon now kept in the church of St. Alphonsus in Rome, and was promoted universally by the Redemptorist missionaries since the 19th century.
🙏 Our Lady of Perpetual Help of Assumption, venerated in the Minor Basilica of Perpetual Help, pray for us.
Our Lady of Pilar, patron of the city of Pilar
The devotion to Our Lady of the Pillar belongs to the great Pilarist tradition linked to Zaragoza: according to this tradition, the Virgin Mary appeared to the apostle James during her earthly life, leaving as a sign a…
🙏 Our Lady of the Pillar, patron saint of the city of Pilar, pray for us.
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