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Apparition · Mexico

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Mexico City, Mexico

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Why pilgrims come

A sacred place worth the journey.

Home of the tilma of St. Juan Diego and the image of Our Lady.

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The pilgrim’s guide

What makes this visit meaningful

The Guadalupe sanctuary is an entire sacred precinct at Tepeyac. The indispensable moment is viewing St. Juan Diego’s tilma above the main altar, but pilgrims should also climb Tepeyac Hill and visit the older churches and chapels across the grounds.

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The tilma of St. Juan Diego

View the sacred image displayed above the main altar of the New Basilica.

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Chapel of the Hill

Ascend Tepeyac to the traditional place associated with the apparitions and roses.

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Old Basilica

Visit the baroque former home of the image, now the Expiatory Temple of Christ the King.

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Chapel of the Indians

See one of the oldest sanctuary churches, associated with the earliest hermitage and St. Juan Diego.

Feasts & celebrations

Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Apparition timeline

4 recorded apparition dates

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First apparition at Tepeyac

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Second apparition

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Third apparition

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The roses and image on the tilma