Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura, Spain | |
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Location | Cáceres, Spain |
Date | c. 14th century |
Witness | Gil Cordero |
Type | Marian apparition |
Approval | 12 October 1928, during the Canonical coronation granted by Pope Pius XI |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Shrine | Royal Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe |
Attributes | Dark skin |
Our Lady of Guadalupe in Extremadura is a Marian shrine in Cáceres, Spain that traces its history to the medieval kingdom of Castile.[1] The image is enshrined in the Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, in the Extremadura autonomous community of Spain, and is considered the most important Marian shrine in the country.
It is one of the fifteen Black Madonnas in Spain. The statue was canonically crowned on 12 October 1928 by Pope Pius XI with a crown designed and crafted by Father Felix Granda, and crowned in the presence of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.