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'''Our Lady of Guadalupe''' (also called the ''Virgin of Guadalupe, Empress of the Americas, or The Brown Lady'') is the name given to a series of five reported [[Marian Apparition|Marian apparitions]] as well as a venerated image on a cloak currently enshrined within the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in [[Mexico City]]. The Guadalupe apparitions are among the most famous of those approved by the [[Catholic Church]].  
 
'''Our Lady of Guadalupe''' (also called the ''Virgin of Guadalupe, Empress of the Americas, or The Brown Lady'') is the name given to a series of five reported [[Marian Apparition|Marian apparitions]] as well as a venerated image on a cloak currently enshrined within the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in [[Mexico City]]. The Guadalupe apparitions are among the most famous of those approved by the [[Catholic Church]].  
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The image associated with the apparitions, believed to have been given directly to the seer by the pregnant [[Mary]], is an important symbol of [[Mexico]] and Mexican identity, and is venerated by [[Roman Catholics]] all around the world.  
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The image of the pregnant [[Mary]] associated with the apparitions, is believed to have been directly imprinted, including reflections in her eye of those in the room, on the [[tilma]] of the seer as he presented flowers to the archbishop. This image is an important symbol of [[Mexico]] and Mexican identity, and is venerated by [[Roman Catholics]] all around the world.  
    
This image is on display at the [[Basilica]] of Our Lady of Guadalupe, [[Mexico City]], which is the third most-visited sacred site in the world, after the Meiji Shrine and Sensoji-Temple in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] (No. 1) and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, [[India]] (No. 2).<ref>https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/worlds-most-visited-sacred-sites (That listing ranks the Al-Haram Mosque in [[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]], as No. 30 among the most-visited.)</ref>
 
This image is on display at the [[Basilica]] of Our Lady of Guadalupe, [[Mexico City]], which is the third most-visited sacred site in the world, after the Meiji Shrine and Sensoji-Temple in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]] (No. 1) and the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi, [[India]] (No. 2).<ref>https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/worlds-most-visited-sacred-sites (That listing ranks the Al-Haram Mosque in [[Mecca]], [[Saudi Arabia]], as No. 30 among the most-visited.)</ref>
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