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The Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is a Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon (Spain). The basilica's titular is the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of the Pillar, praised as "Mother of the Hispanic Peoples" by Pope John Paul II.
Oct 12, 2021 · Denver Newsroom, Oct 12, 2021 / 01:23 am. Our Lady of the Pillar (officially in Spanish, Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zaragoza,) is recognized as the first Marian apparition...
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Miraculously, neither exploded. They remain today as a reminder of how the power of love is stronger than any armament. The Pilar Church is the dynamic center of life in Zaragoza. Each day hundreds of visitors pass through its doors to attend mass or pray privately in the shrine’s chapel.
Our Lady of the Pillar (Spanish: Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is the name given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the context of the traditional belief that Mary, while living in Jerusalem, supernaturally appeared to the Apostle James the Greater in AD 40 while he was preaching in what is now Spain.
5 days ago · The church of Our Lady of the Pilar in Zaragoza, is the first church dedicated to Mary in history and it remains standing to this day, having survived invasions and wars – in the...
Dec 3, 2008 · Perhaps the oldest devotion to Our Lady in Europe is the devotion to Our Lady of the Pillar. In Spain, Pilar is a popular girl’s name, as is Mercedes for Our Lady of Mercy.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Zaragoza, Spain – 1st Marian sanctuary in the world. See Statue, Image and Mass times. Basílica del Pilar, Zaragoza, Španija. Website of the Sanctuary. +34 976 29 95 64.
