In 1630, a cart carrying the image of Santiago del Estero were arrested Luján river bank and only started walking when they got the image of the Virgin of Luján present, and there was. Thus was born the Patron Argentina, guarded from the boat trip on the black Manuel, who dedicated her life to her, and fundamental respect liberator and the creation of national symbols ... CONTAINS VIDEOS
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In 1630, one hundred years after the miracle of Guadalupe, Mary manifested in the Río de la Plata. As usual with the Blessed Virgin, by dint of miracles, there was a popular conversion phenomenon that drew millions of people through the centuries, the true love for the Mother of God and through her to Christ.
From Brazil broke the little image of the Virgin of Lujan, now venerated in the Basilica. The events date back to the seventeenth century, when Antonio Farias Saa, a farmer living in Sumampa Portuguese, wrote to a friend in Brazil to send him a picture of the Virgin in honor of whom wanted to build a chapel.
In May 1630 a convoy of carts out of Buenos Aires northbound taking two images, we now know as 'Lujan' and 'Sumampa' respectively. The first represents the Immaculate and the second to the Mother of God with the child in her arms as Our Lady of Consolation. Both images immediately began a long journey by wagon with the intention of reaching Sumampa ...
DECIDED TO STAY THE VIRGIN
The image, taken by wagon from Buenos Aires to Santiago del Estero, inexplicably stopped on the banks of the Luján River (67 km from Buenos Aires), near home of Don Rosendo Oramas. They changed the horse and got load, but without result. The oxen refused to cross a river.
Talking about strange novelty, it is assumed that the black Manuel, moved by the grace of God said:
"Lord, pull the wagon a drawer, and look if you walk."
This was done, but in vain.
"Change drawers, see if there is some mystery in it," said Manuel .
hinted Oxen got to move in that box truck. Then, thinking that everything was resolved, rose again. The result: the coach went back to the ground as staked. When they returned to lower the box, the oxen moved without difficulty.
Then said the black Manuel:
"This indicates that the image of the Virgin enclosed in this box should stay here." opened the drawer and found a beautiful image of the Virgin in her invocation of the Immaculate Conception.
the carriers immediately after the revered and, in devout procession brought home the image of the residence where the owners will Rosendo up a humble altar.
course the carriers realized that was a particular provision of the sky that the image of the Virgin enclosed in this box would stay in that place, as remained in effect. The other image continued journey to your destination in Sumampa, where it is enshrined in the chapel of Saa Farías stay in Santiago del Estero, where she gave birth to the devotion of Our Lady of Consolation Sumampa.
Soon the news spread and pilgrims came to the primitive chapel where Our Lady was venerated for forty years.
LA "Mistress MORENA"
It was called 'The Virgin Estanciera' and 'Mistress Morena. " The black Manuel, a black slave who worked in that room saw all that great. Seeing the patterns showing intense love of the Virgin, he was assigned to the exclusive care of the image, which he did until his death.
The black Manuel was born in 1604 in Cape Verde (Dakar city now called), Torrid Zone and West African and Portuguese colony at that time. At age 25, when Manuel enjoyed full freedom, was imprisoned in a black recruitment conducted in late 1629 by merchant without conscience and without reference to any law, and taken to the ships anchored in the port of Cabo Green, to be sold into slavery in Brazil. Reached the port of Pernambuco after a journey of 30 days. When the ship docked blacks were brought into the public square and there offered for sale. A sea captain named Andrea Juan bought it for his service. Equipped with a clear mind and a humble heart, quickly learned the truths of the Faith and was baptized perhaps between Christmas Day and New Year, and within days received communion. As naive heart was pure and innocent soul, all things religion has produced a great impression.
The black Manuel leaves Brazil in January 1630 due to the Puerto de Santa María de los Buenos Aires, on the ship's captain Andrea Juan. The boat was carrying in his two images of the Virgin Mary to his friend Antonio Farias de Saa.
witnessed the miracle at the ranch of Don Rosendo and dedicated his life to caring for the Virgin of Luján. He was in charge of order in the chapel and the dresses of the Virgin, leading the prayers of the pilgrims.
Tradition tells us that Manuel, received the gift of healing with tallow candles in the chapel and on the pilgrims travel to the Holy Virgin, who went out at night to comfort the afflicted. Over the years, Don Rosendo died and the place was almost deserted, but this man was always faithful and continued to serve the Virgin.
Ana de Matos, Siqueyras widow, had land along al río Luján, y quería construir una capilla y llevar la imagen a su casa. En el 1671 habló con el Padre Juan de Oramas, administrador de los bienes de don Rosendo y la colocó en su casa, pero la Santa Virgen desapareció y la encontraron en su antigua capilla. Doña Ana volvió a llevar la imagen a su casa y por segunda vez regresó a la estancia de Don Rosendo.
Doña Ana consultó entonces a las autoridades eclesiásticas y civiles, quienes viajaron al lugar y examinaron lo sucedido, esta vez la Virgen fue trasladada en una devota peregrinación y en compañía de Manuel. Desde ese momento la imagen no retornó más a su antigua capilla.
After confirming the truth of what happened, ecclesiastical authority, officially authorized the public worship of the "Pure and Clean Conception Luján River." Doña Ana donated the land for completion of the new temple in the year 1677 the place where is now the beautiful Basilica of Luján.
IMAGE
The image of the Virgin came in 1630 at Rio de la Plata is Brazilian, made in terracotta (baked clay) in the Paraiba Valley, São Paulo, where in the century XVII, had a significant production of sculptures of that material. It measures 38 cm. Stands on a nimbus cloud where there are four heads of angels. On both sides of the figure are the tips of the crescent moon. His hands folded on his chest.
was totally multicolored, with the blue cloak covered with stars and red tunic.
In 1681-according to historian and Maqueda-clad image was venerated. Father De Los Rios, in a canonical visit to Lujan in 1737, provides that every three months, renewed the costumes of the Virgin.
In 1904, Juan Nepomuceno Terrero, Bishop Diocese of La Plata, which by then belonged Lujan, to the evident deterioration of the picture because of the disintegration of the clay with which it was built, sent him a silver cover, which left the only hearing face and hands.
The cover, by an anonymous author, is of conical shape and is made of two pieces that join at the side of the image. Mimics the front tunic and mantle. Both are embossed and engraved vegetal scrolls imitating fabrics and a gallon on the edge of the mantle.
silver cover was only made to preserve the figure of Mary, because it continued to dress in cloth. Since that time the crescent superimposed in front of the mantle is the saw. Is a tradition that the mantle is changed once a year, at an early date May 8, day of the Coronation.
In 1887, Father put the image on a bronze base, it adjoined the Gothic Rayer with the inscription "Our Lady of Luján is the first founder of this town" and a halo of twelve stars. Decorated in this way, was crowned with the Imperial crown blessed by Leo XIII.
The December 3, 1871 was the first pilgrimage to the Shrine of Luján general, since then millions of people attend each year. One of the most important pilgrimage centers in Latin America. Currently, the main festival is celebrated on 8 May.
A MIRACLE GIVING RISE TO THE PARISH
In 1684 became the priest Pedro Luján de Montalvo. Extremely ill, asked the Virgin healing. Father Montalbo was hopeless and almost dying when he was taken to the chapel. The Black Manuel breast anointed with the fat of the lamp that burned on the altar and gave him drink an infusion of thorns used to loosen the dress of the Virgin. Don Pedro was miraculously healed and was grateful as the first chaplain.
Fr Montalvo belonged to a noble family and enjoyed a large and influential relationships. Enthusiastically devoted to the completion of the chapel with the help of relations and colonial authorities, who by overcoming obstacles of all kinds, had the unique pleasure to inaugurate the new sanctuary in 1685, when the image is moved in solemn procession, on 8 December. So he had his first palace of the Silver Queen and her first official custodian, Don Pedro de Montalvo.
Luján, the people of the Virgin, was growing in importance and was awarded the title of Villa. Around the chapel came a population to serve the pilgrims who came from afar. In view of this, the Ecclesiastical Cabildo of Buenos Aires was the Parish of Our Lady of Luján River October 23, 1730 and designated P. José Andujar as its first pastor.
MIRACLE IN MENDOZA
In 1832 an Indian raid of 2000 had set out to reach the city of Mendoza. When the Indians were on the banks of the Mendoza River at two o'clock waiting for the opportune time to attack the wife got sick of the Judge of the place.
Given the seriousness of the status of woman was necessary to look to a woman doctor who lived on the riverbank. For this reason, the policeman who went to the house of the doctor saw the Indians and gave immediately notify his boss, who sent immediately notify all the neighbors.
Many fled to the city, but the rest (mostly women and children) were concentrated in the local Church, dedicated to Our Lady of Luján. Cried the poor neighborhood to the compassionate Lord of Heaven and she served them. The Indians fled in terror, never knew what was the cause of his escape.
The truth is that the danger was gone and the people acknowledged in his patron to the author of the miracle and left the church confessing voices, amid tears and sobs, that "the Virgin of Luján had saved." The Virgin had saved on this occasion the Villa fledgling that was formed around the chapel and so very timely to the capital city of Mendoza.
THE NATIONAL BASILICA LUJÁN
By 1872, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Monsignor Frederick Aneiros, gave the custody of the temple priests of the Congregation of the Mission, known as the Vincentian Fathers ( founded by St. Vincent de Paul). At that time the Father Jorge María Salvaire, was injured on a trip to the Indians and was near death. At that time made a promise to the Blessed Virgin was miraculously healed.
Salvaire The promise of the Father was "will publish your miracles ..., make thy Church." Pursuant this vote, published in 1885 The Story of Our Lady of Luján.
In 1889 he was appointed parish priest of Luján and dedicated his life and efforts to build the great basilica, with the support of Monsignor Aneiros and collaboration of his fellow congregation began construction of the current National Basilica on May 6 1890. The basilica was inaugurated in 1935. The show's director was the engineer Ulrich Courtois.
After overcoming many difficulties, the May 4, 1890, layouts and plans and chose the Gothic style, work began on the present basilica.
encouraging Approval the Archbishop, who took full responsibility, will suggest to not spend on construction, more than inside. The enthusiasm created was such that, without state support, with the sole contribution of the faithful, the foundations are dug into the earth and the new walls began to flourish and grow.
Plans, several units, brick kilns, forges, stone carving, carpentry, etc. Everything was planned and assembled.
When the Commission objected to the plans by the grandeur of the building, said Archbishop Aneiros. "Madonna wants this temple. And the people of Argentina, when he knows what it is, is very generous. Knowing that this is to elevate their Heavenly Mother a church worthy of her, was generous. "
Three years later, in 1897, Leo XIII created the Diocese of La Plata-Monsignors Espinosa and Terrero-stimulating continued colossal undertaking. In 1904, in the context of earnest solemnity The Sacred Image of Lujan was moved from the sanctuary of the new dressing room Lezica.
In 1910, Bishop Terrero solemnly blessed the ships of the Basilica, enabling them to cultic celebrations while continuing the construction of the rest.
The great organ of the Basilica, built in the house Cavaillé-Coll of Paris, 49 real registers, opened mid-1911.
The neo-Gothic Basilica is pointed. It is surrounded by a wrought iron fence at intervals has the monogram of the Virgin. You enter the sanctuary through a white marble staircase of 15 steps symbolizing the elderly access to a higher place. The facade is divided into three levels: lower, middle and top. It has beautiful stained glass.
The crypt of the church contains many treasures related to the history of Lujan, it also has beautiful replicas of all the Marian devotions of America.
THE CORONATION CELEBRATION OF OUR LADY OF LUJAN
Salvaire Father in 1886, presented to Pope Leo XIII, the request of the Bishops and faithful of the Rio de la Plata for the coronation of the Virgin. The pope blessed the crown and gave it its own Office and Mass for his feast, which was established in the Saturday before Fourth Sunday after Easter. The canonical coronation was held on May 8, 1887.
Sanctuary of Pius XII received the title of Basilica in the year 1930.
John Paul II blessed the statue of Our Lady of Luján on November 11, 1995, during the visit ad Limina the Argentine bishops.
On November 13, 1998 the Pope visited the Argentina national church in Rome, the first temple of an American republic located in the diocese of the Pope and enthroned the image of the Virgin of Luján, the patron saint of Argentina.
The Pope said: "At the crossroads of the Third Millennium commend you, Holy Mother of Lujan, Argentina country: the hopes and aspirations of its people, their families and homes to live in holiness, their children and young people to grow in peace and harmony and to find their human and Christian vocation, I also commend the daily effort and dialogue solidarity of employers, workers and politicians, that the Social Doctrine of the Church find more genuine inspiration. "
The pontiff also prayed to the Virgin Patroness of Argentina to watch the Argentine people, holding it in the defense of life, comfort in affliction, accompanies the joy and always help "to raise eyes to heaven, where the colors of their flag are confused with the colors of your spotless robe. "
CURRENCY ARGENTINA
The June 27, 1806, the British invaded Buenos Aires, on Sunday July 1 prohibiting the celebration of the cult of Our Lady Rosary with the usual solemnity and Captain of the Royal Navy Bremont Santiago de Liniers and solemn vow to Our Lady giving the flags were taken to the invader to regain the city, firmly persuaded that it achieved under very high protection.
Don Juan Martín de Pueyrredon also started organizing the reaction. Armed with a Governor Ruiz Huidobro exort recruit campaign volunteers for the rural settlements of Pilar, Baradero, Morón, Salto, Reef and Luján.
On July 28 the villagers gathered in Lujan, a site away from the city of Buenos Aires, which had the support of Mayor Gamboa and the pastor Carballo Vicente Montes. After the office of the Mass, local council received the Royal Standard of the Villa, which one side had a picture of the Virgin and the other arms of the Crown, for use against troops.
absence of scapulars, these gauchos abiding faith needs as a shield, the priest gave them two films that will surely have bought in haste at a store in town, blue and white colors, which, not having uniform also served as identification with the heroic volunteers.
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