Our Lady of Hope of Jacona

Marian Advocation of Jacona (Michoacán)

La advocación de Our Lady of Hope of Jacona is venerated in Jacona, Michoacán, in the sanctuary dedicated to this Marian image, and is closely linked to the religious identity of the diócesis de Zamora. The popular tradition presents it as an image found providential in the 17th century, although the concrete accounts of its finding belong to the field. Legendary and should not be confused with strict historical documentation.

Main data

Origin and history

La advocación de Our Lady of Hope of Jacona is venerated in Jacona, Michoacán, in the sanctuary dedicated to this Marian image, and is closely linked to the religious identity of the diócesis de Zamora. The popular tradition presents it as an image found providential in the 17th century, although the concrete accounts of its finding belong to the field. Legendary and should not be confused with strict historical documentation.

La documented history confirms, at least, that this is a very old small image, venerated in Jacona, and that already in the 19th century it received a strong devotional spread. A divulgative source and the tradition of the sanctuary itself claim that it was canonically crowned in 1904, and the official site of the advocation presents it as the first image crowned with pontifical crown in America; this statement appears repeated in devotional materials, although the available results do not contain an independent corroboration sufficient to develop it in more detail.

The image and the sanctuary

The image is described as a small Marian size venerated in Jacona; different references place it as an ancient image, of tradition XVII-XVIII centuries, although the results consulted do not contain a complete technical data sheet on precise material, authorship or iconography. The available documentation also appears linked to the name of Our Lady of the Root, which indicates a historical evolution of the advocation or its devotional denomination.

Se venera en el Sanctuary of Our Lady of Hope in the city of Jacona, Michoacan, the seat of the main devotion. In the sources consulted it is not known that the temple has the title of minor basilica; if its character is sanctuary de la advocación.

Sponsorship and coronation

Our Lady of Hope is presented as principal patron of the diocese of Zamora and the people of Jacona. Instead, for the patronazgo civil of the city or municipality, with the information consulted, does not contain a sufficiently precise documentary formulation.

On the canonical coronation, the available sources agree to place it in 1904. However, the results provided do not contain with certainty the name of the Pontiff who gave the decree or of the delegate who made the coronation; by rigour, such data should be left as no consta.

Party and devotion

The date of the main party appears in shape no unívoca in the sources consulted: a result is the 14 Februarywhile another devotional reference associates memory with the 18 December. Since there is a discrepancy between accessible sources at this time, it is wise to state that the party date does not have a uniform record in the documentation gathered.

It does, however, have a very deep-rooted devotion, with pilgrimages, visits to the sanctuary and strong popular arraigo in Jacona and in the diocese of Zamora. It is also mentioned that it is one of the most visited Marian images in Mexico, although this data comes from a secondary source and does not appear here quantified with verifiable figures.

Link to the Rosary

The results consulted do not contain a particular and exclusive historical relationship of this advocation with the Rosary. Even so, like all Marian Catholic devotion, his worship is naturally aligned with the prayer of the Rosary, which contemplates the mysteries of Christ with the look of Mary and accompanies the veneration of his sanctuaries in a traditional and widespread manner.

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