Our Lady of Meritxell
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Our Lady of Meritxell (Catalan: Mare de Déu de Meritxell, IPA: [ˈmaɾə ðə ˈðew ðə məɾiˈtʃeʎ]) is an Andorran Roman Catholic statue depicting an apparition of the Virgin Mary. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra. The original statue dated from the late 12th century. However, the chapel in which it was housed burned down on 8 September 1972, and the statue was destroyed. A replica can be found in the new Meritxell Basilica, designed in 1976 by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
The
The image was canonically crowned by Pope Benedict XV on 8 September 1921.
Legend
In the late 12th century, on January 6, a wild
Influence
The feast day of Our Lady of Meritxell is September 8 and the Andorran National Day.[3][4]
The image is mentioned in the
"Meritxell" is a relatively frequent female name among Andorran women and other
Notable persons with the name include:
- Meritxell Lavanchy, actress.
- Meritxell Mateu i Pi, former foreign minister of Andorra.
- Meritxell Batet Lamaña, member of the Council of Europe.
The hospital, Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital is also named after her.
See also
- Other Catalan female names Núria and Urgell.
- List of works by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
References
- ^ "Meritxell Chapel". Archived from the original on 2014-01-09. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ "Meritxell: un segle amb corona | BonDia Diari digital d'Andorra". bondia.ad (in Catalan). 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Our Lady of Meritxell Day", Andorra Turisme
- ^ "On the Occasion of Our Lady of Meritxell Day in Andorra", U.S. Dept. of State, September 6, 2016
- ^ "El Gran Carlemany", National Anthems