Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad, patron saint of the city of Trinidad and of the department of Beni

Patron Saint of Trinidad

No reliable online sources (ecclesial, academic or press) have been found to clearly document the the title of "Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad," patron of the city of Trinidad and the department of Beni (Bolivia), venerated in a "Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity" there. Nor does it contain, in the sources consulted, an official advocation of the same title linked to a city called Trinidad in the department of the Beni of Colombia (in the current political-administrative organization, the Beni is a department of Bolivia, not Colombia).

Main data

Origin and history

No reliable online sources (ecclesial, academic or press) have been found to clearly document the the title of "Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad," patron of the city of Trinidad and the department of Beni (Bolivia), venerated in a "Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity" there. Nor does it contain, in the sources consulted, an official advocation of the same title linked to a city called Trinidad in the department of the Beni of Colombia (in the current political-administrative organization, the Beni is a department of Bolivia, not Colombia).

From the available search, the existence of temples dedicated to the Santísima Trinidad y a Our Lady of the Assumption in different places in Latin America, but none matches, with verifiable data, with the specific combination: "Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad, patron of the city of Trinidad and the department of the Beni, venerated in the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity (Trinidad, Beni, Colombia / Bolivia)". This makes it necessary to conclude that, with accessible information, the history of this advocation and of the so-called sanctuary in this particular location is not documented.

Given the lack of verifiable data, it is not possible to rigorously reconstruct either the missionary origin or the historical development of the devotion, nor to pinpoint founding dates or official ecclesiastical milestones (establishment of parishes, cathedrals, etc.). Any attempt to narrate historical details (founders, specific missionaries, miraculous events, exact dates) would be conjectural and, therefore, contrary to the requirement of not fabricating information.

The image and the sanctuary

The sources consulted do not describe any imagen marian concrete under the title "Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad" linked to a cathedral in the city of Trinidad, department of Beni. Therefore:

– Type de imagen (excultura, pintura, heela procesional): no consta. – Material (wood, plaster, round package, canvas, etc.): no consta. – Specific Iconography (Mary's position, attributes, angels, crown, moon, etc.): no consta.

As regards sanctuary or templethere is no documented record of a "Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity" located in a city of Trinidad in the department of Beni, with the profile described in the consultation. What does appear is:

– La Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, San Antonio de Padua and Our Lady of the Assumption of Zipaquirá, en Colombia, que es un templo catedralicio dedicado conjuntamente a la Santísima Trinidad, San Antonio de Padua y Nuestra Señora de la Asunción, situado en Zipaquirá (Cundinamarca), no en el Beni. – Iglesias de la Santísima Trinidad in other cities (for example, Asunción, Paraguay), without relation to the advocation or the geographical context of Beni.

Since the file requested refers specifically to Trinidad (Beni) and a local employers' advocation, cannot be safely identified with these other cathedrals or parishesand therefore there is no reliable description of the temple or its canonical range (cathedral, basilica, national / diocesan sanctuary) in the designated place.

Sponsorship and coronation

– Patronage: No diocesan documents, episcopal decrees or credible ecclesial sources have been found online that officially confirm the Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinity how patron of the city of Trinidad and the department of Beni, in the specific terms set out. In the absence of such documents, in the documented form el patronazgo As formulated.

– Canonical coronation: They do not appear in the usual repertories of Marian coronations in Latin America, nor in the news of the Holy See or of the local churches consulted, references to a canonical coronation of this advocation with the title indicated and in the location indicated. Accordingly, in accordance with the requested rule: does not contain a documented canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

La Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is celebrated throughout the Church the August 15the feast of precept in many countries and the day when it is commemorated that Mary was brought to heaven in body and soul. This date is universally typical of the title "Our Lady of the Assumption."

However, as regards specific local fiesta of "Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad" as patron of the city of Trinidad and the department of Beni (with specific pilgrimages, influx of faithful, processions, dances or other popular traditions), no verifiable data are recorded in the sources consulted:

– No official programs for patron saint festivals, nor press releases from the diocese/locality, nor journalistic reports describing pilgrimages or processions specifically associated with this devotion in that location have been found. – Nor have any participation figures or descriptions of traditional rites (novenas, vespers, river processions, etc.) been found that can be definitively attributed to this image and this sanctuary.

Therefore, beyond the general reference to the Asunción on August 15, there is no documented description of parties and devotional practices of this advocation in Trinidad (Beni).

Link to the Rosary

No sources have been found to describe a specific and documented link between the advocation of "Our Lady of the Assumption of Trinidad" and the prayer of the Rosary (for example, the Rosary's cofradies erected in the sanctuary, the Rosary's novies preparatory to the feast, or particular promises linked to this prayer). Consequently, does not contain a special documented link with the Rosary.

From a general Marian perspective, the mystery of the Assumption is part of the prayer of the Rosary in the glorious mysterieswhere Mary is seen raised to heaven in body and soul. Christian piety, especially in Latin America, often links the parties of the Assumption with:

– La meditación del glorious mysteries del Rosario, que ayuda a contemplar a María como primicia de la Iglesia glorificada y esperanza de los fieles. – Novenas y triduos en agosto, en los que el Rosario se reza como preparación espiritual a la solemnidad, pidiendo la gracia de vivir orientados a la vida eterna y a la santidad cotidiana.

Even if there is no documented tradition of its own at the right place, the prayer of the Rosary naturally fits into any devotion to Our Lady of the Assumptionbecause it allows us to contemplate, in the light of the mysteries of Christ, the Christian's ultimate vocation to participate in the glory that already shines in the Mother of the Lord.