Our Lady of Begoña

Our Lady of Begoña
Our Lady of Begoña
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Basilica of Begoña
Feast	October 11[1]
Patronage	Biscay

The cult of Our Lady of Begoña (Nuestra Señora de Begoña, la Madre de Dios de Begoña) celebrates an apparition of the Virgin Mary at the site of the Basilica of Begoña, in Bilbao, Spain. Affectionately called "Amatxu" (meaning "mother" in Basque), she is said to have appeared to local people in the early 16th century.^[2]

Pius X declared her the patron saint of Biscay in 1903.

References

1. ^ Nuestra Señora de Begoña
2. ^ Begoña Basilica

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