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Basilica Cathedral - Spain

Basilica Cathedral - Spain - arquitecture, virgin mary, catholic, spain, aragon, zaragoza, basilica cathedral, religious, lady of the pillar, el pilar, basilica, monuments
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Located in Zaragoza, Spain.
The Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar (in Spanish Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon and the biggest monument in Spain. The Basilica venerates Mary the mother of Jesus, under her title Our Lady of the Pillar praised as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples by Pope John Paul II. It is reputed to be the first church dedicated to Mary in history.

Local traditions take the history of this basilica to the dawn of Christianity in Spain attributing to an apparition to St James the greater, an Apostle who had brought Christianity to the country. This is the only known apparition of Mary to have occurred before her Assumption.

Many of the kings of Spain, many other foreign rulers and saints have paid their devotion before this statue of Mary. St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and Blessed William Joseph Chaminade are among the most outstanding ones. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is one of two minor basilicas in the city of Zaragoza, and is co-cathedral of the city alongside the nearby La Seo Cathedral. The architecture is of baroque style, and the present building was predominantly built between 1681 and 1872.

According to ancient local tradition, soon after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, St. James was preaching the Gospel in Spain, but was disheartened because of the failure of his mission. Tradition holds that on January 2, A.D. 40, while he was deep in prayer by the banks of the Ebro, the Mother of God appeared to him and gave him a small wooden statue of herself and a column of jasper and instructed him to build a church in her honor:

“ This place is to be my house, and this image and column shall be the title and altar of the temple that you shall build.

El Pilar and Spanish identity

The feast of Our Lady of the Pillar, celebrating the first apparition of Mary to Hispanic people, is on October 12. This coincides with the Día de la Raza and the date of Columbus' discovery of the New World. Every Latin-American nation has donated national vestments for the fifteenth century statue of the Virgin, which is housed in the chapel. Pope John Paul II praised El Pilar as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples during both his visits to the Basilica


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The Basilica-Cathedral of Our Lady of the Pillar (in Spanish Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar) is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Zaragoza, Aragon and the biggest monument in Spain. The Basilica venerates Mary the mother of Jesus, under her title Our Lady of the Pillar praised as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples by Pope John Paul II. It is reputed to be the first church dedicated to Mary in history.

Local traditions take the history of this basilica to the dawn of Christianity in Spain attributing to an apparition to St James the greater, an Apostle who had brought Christianity to the country. This is the only known apparition of Mary to have occurred before her Assumption.

Many of the kings of Spain, many other foreign rulers and saints have paid their devotion before this statue of Mary. St. John of the Cross, St. Teresa of Avila, St. Ignatius of Loyola, and Blessed William Joseph Chaminade are among the most outstanding ones. The Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar is one of two minor basilicas in the city of Zaragoza, and is co-cathedral of the city alongside the nearby La Seo Cathedral. The architecture is of baroque style, and the present building was predominantly built between 1681 and 1872.

According to ancient local tradition, soon after the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, St. James was preaching the Gospel in Spain, but was disheartened because of the failure of his mission. Tradition holds that on January 2, A.D. 40, while he was deep in prayer by the banks of the Ebro, the Mother of God appeared to him and gave him a small wooden statue of herself and a column of jasper and instructed him to build a church in her honor:

“ This place is to be my house, and this image and column shall be the title and altar of the temple that you shall build.

El Pilar and Spanish identity

The feast of Our Lady of the Pillar, celebrating the first apparition of Mary to Hispanic people, is on October 12. This coincides with the Día de la Raza and the date of Columbus' discovery of the New World. Every Latin-American nation has donated national vestments for the fifteenth century statue of the Virgin, which is housed in the chapel. Pope John Paul II praised El Pilar as Mother of the Hispanic Peoples during both his visits to the Basilica


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alberto77
Posted by alberto77 on 01/31/12 at 09:21 AM
Y se come muy bien,nos paramos a comer con mi familia en el camino de vacaciones.saludos.fav+1
ifrogg
Posted by ifrogg on 07/07/09 at 04:35 PM
speechless
herrysuhanda369
Posted by herrysuhanda369 on 03/13/09 at 01:56 PM
beautifull view
Prosperity88
Posted by Prosperity88 on 03/03/09 at 02:54 AM
Beautiful picture, and great description.
habhouba
Posted by habhouba on 03/02/09 at 06:25 PM
beautiful Cathedral.
reaper
Posted by reaper on 03/02/09 at 04:50 PM
Wow!!! Simply beautiful,I must go see for myself.Great description ; )
melissa321KABOOM
Posted by melissa321KABOOM on 03/02/09 at 12:47 PM
beautiful view of this cathedral
Tigerkaetzchen
Posted by Tigerkaetzchen on 03/02/09 at 12:20 PM
wow coool cathedral we have a similar importand for germany near where I live the Kölner Dom (cathedral of Cologne) nice pic ♥BUSSI♥ Melanie
Eremit
Posted by Eremit on 03/02/09 at 08:39 AM
Dazzling your description. I'm more than thrilled, hats off. 3 X :) :) :)
Eremit
Posted by Eremit on 03/02/09 at 08:35 AM
Interesting, beautiful city.
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Date Uploaded: March 02, 2009
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