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Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Puerto Vallarta (2014) 14
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Puerto Vallarta (2014) 14

A statue of Francis of Assisi by Augusto Bozzano, called Saint Francis of Assisi in Extasis (Spanish: San Francisco de Asís en Éxtasis), is installed outside Puerto Vallarta's Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in the Mexican state of Jalisco.

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Statue of Francis of Assisi (Puerto Vallarta)
Hidalgo, Puerto Vallarta

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Hidalgo
48300 Puerto Vallarta
Jalisco, Mexico
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Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Puerto Vallarta (2014) 14
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Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Puerto Vallarta)
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Puerto Vallarta)

The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, known locally as the Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, is a Catholic place of worship in Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. It is open daily, with services in English available on Saturdays and mass in both Spanish and English on Sundays. The Church, built between 1930 and 1940, was constructed on the original foundations of a chapel initially dedicated to Lady Guadalupe in 1901. The Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin Mary. She is the patroness saint of Mexico and is considered a religious symbol of Catholic faith and female empowerment. Her feast day on 12 December is also the date of her first apparition. To celebrate this festival (fiesta), many individuals in the Mexican community display altars in their homes consisting of a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe surrounded by flowers, candles, and other individual touches. During this time, members of many churches, including the church in Puerto Vallarta, light fireworks after the evening rosary leading up to 12 December, the day in 1531 that La Virgen de Guadalupe had her first interaction with a Mexican man named Juan Diego, which essentially established Catholicism in Mexico. She is depicted as a dark-skinned woman whose dialect is Nahuatl, which is Juan Diego's native language. Originally classified as a symbol of religion and faith, her significance in current times surpasses her role in Catholicism. Today, some see her as a figure of Mexican patriotism and liberation.