Virgen de los Ángeles

"La negrita" redirects here. For other uses, see Negrita.
Virgen de los Ángeles
La negrita in the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles
LocationBasílica de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles, Cartago
Date2 August 1635
WitnessJuana Pereira
TypeMarian apparition
Approval25 April 1926 (canonical coronation granted by Pope Pius XI)
PatronageCosta Rica
Feast day2 August

The Virgen de los Ángeles (lit. 'Virgin of the Angels') is Costa Rica's patroness saint, also known as la negrita (lit. 'the little black lady'). The second day of August is a national holiday in Costa Rica dedicated to her.

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