La Virgen del Valle Virgin of the Valley | |
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 Virgen del Valle | |
| Virgen del Valle Patroness of Margarita Island | |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church (Latin Church) |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of El Valle |
| Feast | 8 September |
| Attributes | Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Patronage | Margarita Island |
The Virgin of the Valley (Spanish: Virgen del Valle or Nuestra Señora del Valle) is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in Margarita Island, Venezuela[1] and Catamarca, Argentina.[2]
In Venezuela, the Virgin is the Patroness of Eastern Venezuela, and her feast day is held on 8 September in her sanctuary in Margarita Valley near Porlamar.
Pope Leo XIII granted a Canonical coronation towards the Argentinian image on 12 April 1891 while Pope Pius X crowned the Venezuelan image on 8 September 1911.
- ^ "La Virgen del Valle". venezuelatuya.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2017.
- ^ "Nuestra Señora del Valle de Catamarca". reinadelcielo.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 June 2017.