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Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil)
Also called: Nossa Senhora Aparecida, Patroness of Brazil
October 12 (fixed)
Catholic
The feast of the Patroness of Brazil, commemorating the discovery of a small terracotta statue of the Virgin Mary by fishermen in the Paraíba River in 1717 and the subsequent miraculous catch of fish. The statue (which is dark-skinned, hence "Aparecida"/"Appeared") is enshrined at the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, which is one of the largest churches in the world.
October 12 is a national public holiday in Brazil. It usually falls on or around October 12 (fixed).
It is especially important in Catholic traditions. Browse Christian holidays — browse options on Eden.
At a glance
- Type
- national feast
- Date type
- Fixed (same date every year)
- Regions
- Global
- Themes
- Mary
- Liturgical colour
- White
Common questions
Our Lady of Aparecida (Brazil) is observed on October 12 (fixed). Moveable feasts shift each year; fixed feasts stay on the same calendar date.
The feast of the Patroness of Brazil, commemorating the discovery of a small terracotta statue of the Virgin Mary by fishermen in the Paraíba River in 1717 and the subsequent miraculous catch of fish. The statue (which is dark-skinned, hence "Aparecida"/"Appeared") is enshrined at the Basilica of Our Lady of Aparecida, which is one of the largest churches in the world. October 12 is a national pub
It is associated with Catholic. It falls in the Ordinary Time season of the liturgical year.