Our Lady of Copacabana
Our Lady of Copacabana | |
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Original statue of the Virgen de Copacabana in the Basilica | |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana, Copacabana, Bolivia |
| Feast | 2 February 5 August |
| Attributes | Incan dress and crown, Infant Jesus, candle, woven basket, pigeons, gold Quechua jewellery |
| Patronage | Bolivia and Bolivian people, Bolivian Navy, National Police of Bolivia |
Our Lady of Copacabana or Our Lady of the Candles of Copacabana is a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary honored as the patrone saint of Bolivia. She is venerated in Bolivia on 2 February, the Feast of the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus Christ There is as well as a second feast for Our Lady of Copacabana with own liturgical texts on 5 August.
Pope Pius XI granted the image a Canonical coronation on 29 July 1925 and it was crowned on 1 August the same year. Pope Pius XII later decreed her shrine a Basilica on 2 July 1940. Pope Paul VI issued the decree Maria Mater Ecclesiæ on 4 November 1968, which declared Our Lady as Bolivia’s national patroness.