Why pilgrims come
Visit the resting place and legacy of St. Nazaria Ignacia March Mesa
The Oruro motherhouse and founding place of the Missionary Crusaders of the Church, with a chapel, museum, and the restored crypt containing the remains of St. Nazaria Ignacia. She was born in Madrid and died in Buenos Aires; her remains were transferred to Oruro in 1972, so this is her actual present tomb rather than her birthplace or death place.
Meet Bolivia's first canonized saint at the house where her congregation began, her charitable and missionary vision is interpreted, and her body now rests.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
Her mortal remains are venerated in the restored crypt at the Oruro founding house
Feast: July 6Body relics of a canonized saint · Canonically recognized remains transferred from Buenos Aires to Oruro in 1972
What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
The saint's present tomb
Distinguish Oruro from her Madrid birthplace and Buenos Aires death place.
Mission with the poor
Read the museum through her work with women, workers, prisoners, children, and the abandoned.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
How to read this page
Sources, tradition, and what is verified
The destination record was last checked on 8/31/2026.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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