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Christianity sacred sites in Mexico

Explore Christianity sacred sites in Mexico: pilgrimage places, living traditions, heritage landmarks, and sacred landscapes.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico
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Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

At the foot of Tepeyac Hill, where an Aztec goddess once dwelt and a brown-skinned Virgin appeared to an indigenous man, the world's most visited Catholic pilgrimage site...

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

The world's most-visited Catholic pilgrimage site rises at Tepeyac Hill in Mexico City, where the Virgin Mary appeared to an Aztec peasant in 1531....

Church of Guadalupe, San Cristobal
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Church of Guadalupe, San Cristobal

San Cristóbal, Chiapas, Mexico

Rising above San Cristobal de las Casas on Cerro de Guadalupe, this 19th-century church draws devotees who climb its 79 stone steps to honor Mexico's most beloved sacred...

Cristo Rey, Cerro del Cubilete
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Cristo Rey, Cerro del Cubilete

Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico

Rising 2,580 meters above central Mexico, Cristo Rey stands where believers placed Christ at the geographic heart of their nation....

Sanctuary of the Lord of Sacromonte
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Sanctuary of the Lord of Sacromonte

Amecameca, State of Mexico, Mexico

On the Sacred Hill of Amecameca, a cave once held an image of Tlaloc, rain god. The Dominicans replaced it in 1583 with a Black Christ made of cornstalk paste, lying in...

Basilica of Our Lady of Ocotlan
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Basilica of Our Lady of Ocotlan

Otatitlán, Veracruz, Mexico

In 1541, as smallpox killed ninety percent of Tlaxcala's population, a young indigenous convert named Juan Diego Bernardino encountered the Virgin in a pine grove....

Sanctuary of the Holy Child of Atocha in Plateros
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Sanctuary of the Holy Child of Atocha in Plateros

Plateros, Zacatecas, Mexico

In the silver mines of colonial Zacatecas, an explosion trapped miners in darkness. As their wives prayed at the church of St....

Basilica of Our Lady of Remedies, Naucalpan de Juarez
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Basilica of Our Lady of Remedies, Naucalpan de Juarez

Naucalpan de Juárez, State of Mexico, Mexico

On the night of La Noche Triste in 1520, when Cortes's forces fled Tenochtitlan in defeat, a soldier named Villafuerte concealed a 27-centimeter Virgin among the magueys...

Sanctuary of the Virgin of Candelaria in Tlacotalpan
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Sanctuary of the Virgin of Candelaria in Tlacotalpan

Tlacotalpan, Veracruz, Mexico

In 1776, sailors brought a Catalan statue of the Virgin of Candelaria to Tlacotalpan, the island town on the Papaloapan River....

Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Guadalajara
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Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Guadalajara

Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

On October 12, more than three million people accompany a 34-centimeter corn paste statue through the streets of Guadalajara....

Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Salud, Patzcuaro
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Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Salud, Patzcuaro

Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico

Don Vasco de Quiroga dreamed of utopia in the New World. In 1540, on a hill where Purepecha priests had performed ceremonies, he began building what would become...

Sanctuary of the Lord of Chalma
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Sanctuary of the Lord of Chalma

Chalma, State of Mexico, Mexico

In 1539, Augustinian friars found a shattered idol and a crucified Black Christ standing in its place....

Templo y Ex-Convento de la Asunción, Muna
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Templo y Ex-Convento de la Asunción, Muna

Muna, Muna, Yucatán, Mexico

The Templo y Ex-Convento de la Asunción in Muna, Yucatán, is an active Franciscan-founded parish church dedicated to the Assumption of Mary, standing on the Ruta de los...

Ex-Convento de San Miguel Arcángel, Maní
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Ex-Convento de San Miguel Arcángel, Maní

Maní, Maní, Yucatán, Mexico

The Ex-Convento de San Miguel Arcángel in Maní, Yucatán, is a functioning Franciscan-founded parish church and also the site of the 1562 auto de fe, when Bishop Diego de...

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