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Gauchito Gil | |
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 A mural with a traditional depiction of the Gauchito Gil in a suburb of Rosario. | |
| Little Gaucho Gil, Gaucho Saint, Folk Saint of Argentina | |
| Born | 1840s, allegedly 1847 Mercedes (formerly Pay Ubre), Argentina |
| Died | 8 January 1878 Mercedes, Argentina |
| Venerated in | Folk Catholicism |
| Major shrine | Sanctuary of Gauchito Gil, Mercedes, Corrientes |
| Feast | January 8 |
| Attributes | Gaucho standing in front of a red cross, holding bolas or a red cross, red bandana, blue shirt, espinillo tree |
| Patronage | Gauchos, protection from harm, luck, fortune, good health, love, healing, outlaws, bravery, deserters, folk heroes, cowboys, safe passage |
The Gauchito Gil (literally "Little Gaucho Gil") is a folk religious figure from Argentina. His cult is inspired by the purported historical figure of Antonio Mamerto Gil Núñez (c. 1847–1878), whose existence is not reliably documented.[1] He is currently regarded as the most prominent folk saint in Argentina, although sanctuaries devoted to his cult are also found in Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Spain.[2][3][4][5][6]
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- ^ Marín Alarcón, Nelson (2021). "Religión, materialidades e identidad regional: el Gauchito Gil en la Patagonia chilena (región de Aysén)". In Bahamondes, Luis (ed.). Prospección religiosa en el Cono Sur. Mercantilización, materialidades y creencias. Santiago de Chile: Crann Editores. pp. 145–166.
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- ^ Hornos, Charly (January 10, 2015). "El Gauchito Gil tiene su santuario en Soriano, Uruguay". Youtube. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
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