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Our Lady of Luján (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Luján) is a celebrated 16th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The image, also known as the Virgin of Luján (Spanish: Virgen de Luján), is on display in the Basilica of Luján in Argentina. The feast day of Our Lady of Luján is May 8.
Luján is an important Catholic pilgrimage site in Argentina known for the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján which houses the statue of the Virgin of Luján, an image of the Virgin Mary carved in Brazil in 1630 and considered the patroness of Argentina.
13 Νοε 2023 · Lujan, Argentina: Our Lady of Lujan . The story of Our Lady of Lujan: Argentina is a country that is predominantly Catholic, with a rich tradition in the faith. In May of 1630, an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary was being transported from the port to the city of Santiago del Estero.
6 Οκτ 2009 · Recently the Argentine Army chose the Virgin of Lujan as its patroness. And according to an old custom a regiment of the army was dedicated to her services. This regiment becomes her "property" and the members of the regiment call her "La generala del Lujan."
Our Lady of Luján (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Luján) is a celebrated 16th-century statue of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus Christ. The image, also known as the Virgin of Luján (Spanish: Virgen de Luján), is on display in the Basilica of Luján in Argentina.
The Virgin of Luján is the most popular figure of devotion and most venerated shrine in Argentina. Around 1630 a Portuguese ranch owner had two images of the Virgin Mary brought from Brazil for his chapel.
In 1630, a wealthy Portuguese landowner from the district of Río de la Plata, who held extensive property in the interior of the country (Sumampa-Santiago del Estero), a distance of about 1200 kilometers from Buenos Aires, wanted to dedicate a chapel to the Mother of God on his land.
