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One is the church named La Purisima ("The Most Pure"), which is one of the oldest buildings in Jalisco. The altar is dipped in gold. The other cathedral, more recent than La Purisima, was built in the late 1800s and dedicated to Nuestro Señor de Misericordia (Our Merciful Lord), which honors a vision of Christ seen after an extremely ...
The shrine of the Virgin of Ocotlán is now a parish church. It is located on a hill overlooking the city. From the zocalo go two blocks north on Independenia to Guridi y Alcocer. Turn right and when the road forks, take the left fork uphill to the church.
Ocotlan was one of the last towns in Oaxaca to still have friars in residence in the 19th century but by 1855, the last one had left. [3] By 1885, the monastery area was completely abandoned, but the church was still functioning and remaining in relatively good condition. [7] Santo of Saint John, from the Chapel of the Señor de la Sacristia
Although the Virgin of Guadalupe is the most important Marian devotion in Mexico, she is by no means the only one. In Tlaxcala, the Virgin of Ocotlan is important; in Jalisco Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos and the Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan are important pilgrimage sites; in Oaxaca, the Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude is important
Ocotlán, Jalisco; Battle of Ocotlán (1924) Ocotlán de Morelos (Oaxaca) Ocotlán de Juárez (Oaxaca) Ocotlán District (Oaxaca) Asunción Ocotlán (Oaxaca) Magdalena Ocotlán (Oaxaca) San Dionisio Ocotlán (Oaxaca) San Francisco de Ocotlán (Puebla) Ocotlán, Tlaxcala; Virgin of Ocotlán, Marian apparition in 1541; Battle of Ocotlán (1856)
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