Our Lady of Coromoto

Our Lady of Coromoto
The Virgin Mary's alleged apparition to Chief Coromoto
LocationGuanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela
Date8 September 1652
WitnessCoromoto (Angel Custodio)
TypeMarian apparition
Approval1950, pontificate of Pope Pius XII
ShrineBasilica of Our Lady of Coromoto, Guanare, Venezuela.
PatronageVenezuela

Our Lady of Coromoto (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Coromoto), also known as the Virgin of Coromoto (Spanish: Virgen de Coromoto), is a celebrated Catholic image of an alleged apparition of Mary, mother of Jesus. In 1942, she was declared the patron saint of Venezuela.

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