Pilgrimage & shrines
Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City
Mexico City · Mexico
The most visited Catholic pilgrimage site in the Americas.
Traditional identification
Active site
Roman Catholic
Early Modern
Modern
Recorded as a Catholic devotional tradition; the 1531 apparition account is a matter of faith.
19.485, -99.118
Why it matters
Central to Mexican Catholic identity since the colonial period.