Notre-Dame de Luján - Argentine
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S 34° 33.738 W 059° 07.267
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Cette petite statue de la Vierge Marie se trouve à l'intérieur de la Basilique Notre-Dame de Luján à Luján en Argentine.
Waymark Code: WMCWH3
Location: Argentina
Date Posted: 10/19/2011
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This small doll-like statue of the Virgin Mary is erected inside the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján in Argentina. Our Lady stands atop a crescent moon and her hands are joined on her breast. She wears a halo of twelve stars around her head and her robe and mantle are embroidered with golden thread and jewels. Behind her, there are rays like the spikes of a wheel on an arch bearing the words: "You are the Virgin of Luján, the First Foundress of this Town" (Es la Virgen de Luján, Primera Fondadora de este Villa).
In 1886, Pope Leo XIII decided to honour the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Luján with a papal coronation. He blessed a crown which was made of gold, and set with almost 500 pearls, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. This crown was used for the papal coronation of Our Lady of Luján, which took place on May 8, 1887. Many other popes honoured the shrine of Our Lady of Lujan as well.
Our Lady of Luján is the patron saint of Argentina.
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