Virgin of Candelaria

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The Virgin of Candelaria is a revered Marian apparition and patron saint of the Canary Islands, especially venerated in Tenerife.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic title of Mary
Marian apparition
Marian devotion
alsoKnownAs La Morenita
Virgin of Candelaria
surface form: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria

Virgin of Candelaria
surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria

Virgin of Candelaria
surface form: Virgen de la Candelaria
associatedWith Black Madonna tradition
Candelaria
surface form: Candelaria (municipality)

Guanche people
surface form: Guanches
country Spain
culturalSignificance patroness of the Canary people
denomination Catholicism
depicts Madonna and Child
surface form: Virgin Mary holding the Child Jesus
devotionalPractice Marian chaplets
surface form: Marian rosary

processions with candles
votive offerings
feastAssociatedWith Candlemas
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
surface form: Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple
surface form: Feast of the Purification of the Virgin
feastDay 15 August
2 February
hasPilgrimage annual pilgrimage to the Basilica of Candelaria
hasTitle Patroness of the Canary Archipelago
Queen of the Canary Islands
iconographicAttribute candle in hand
dark-skinned face
influenced Canarian religious identity
local festivals in Tenerife
languageOfCult Guanche
surface form: Guanche (historical)

Spanish
liturgicalColorAssociation white
mainShrine Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria
surface form: Basilica of Candelaria
mainShrineLocation Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain
patronSaintOf Canary Islands
Tenerife
regionOfCult Canary Islands
Latin America
Spain
Tenerife
religion Christianity
symbol candle
light
titleRefersTo candles
veneratedIn Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Iglesia de La Candelaria dedicatedTo Virgin of Candelaria
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico namedAfter Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria of Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico hasPatronSaint Virgin of Candelaria
Convento de la Popa dedicatedTo Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria
Convento de la Popa hasStatue Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: statue of the Virgin of Candelaria
Chaxiraxi syncretizedWith Virgin of Candelaria
Chaxiraxi equatedWith Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria
Candelaria patronSaint Virgin of Candelaria
Candelaria pilgrimageFocus Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria
Jaro patroness Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Jaro Cathedral dedicatedTo Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Jaro Fiesta associatedWith Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Fiesta de la Candelaria honors Virgin of Candelaria
Virgin of Candelaria alsoKnownAs Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria
Virgin of Candelaria alsoKnownAs Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Virgen de la Candelaria
Virgin of Candelaria alsoKnownAs Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria dedicatedTo Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral dedicatedTo Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Our Lady of Candelaria
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Cathedral namedAfter Virgin of Candelaria
this entity surface form: Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria