The longest Marian procession in the world: The Divine Shepherdess of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
The longest Marian procession in the world: The Shepherdess Divine (Divina Pastora) of Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Every year, from January 14 to the Saturday before Holy Week, the image of a virgin dressed as a shepherd visits the churches of Barquisimeto, capital of Lara State in Venezuela, beginning with a massive procession that exceeds 3 and 4 million parishioners, it is the devotion of Shepherdess Divine, come and discover it. Her history? The devotion originated in Spain and arrived in Venezuela by the Capuchin Fathers, The famous image of Shepherdess Divine of Barquisimeto was commissioned in the year 1740 but his sculptor mistakenly sent the image to the town of Santa Rosa, when they tried to return the sculpture they tell that became heavy and this was interpreted as the sign that the virgin wanted to remain in that place. Among many, 2 miraculous facts stand out in her history: the first is that the image did not receive any damage after the earthquake of ...
