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[[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]] all consider Our Lady of Lujan to be their official protectress. | [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]] and [[Uruguay]] all consider Our Lady of Lujan to be their official protectress. | ||
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Revision as of 02:51, September 18, 2008
Our Lady of Lujan is a Catholic shrine located 40 miles west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It consists of a small, doll-like statute of Mary, the mother of Jesus, crowned with precious stones such as diamonds and later honored with the building of an entire cathedral, which in 1930 was designated as a basilica.
Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay all consider Our Lady of Lujan to be their official protectress.