List of canonically crowned images
A Catholic prelate crowning a Marian image in Spain. The coronation of María Santísima de la Victoria (
Huelva, Spain), 5 May 2012.
The following list enumerates the various Marian, Josephian, and Christological images venerated in the Roman Catholic Church, by which a Pope has officially issued a Papal bull of canonical coronation either by the Pontiff, a Papal legate or a Papal nuncio.
The canonical document of
Papal bull for Our Lady of Hope of Triana, legally granting the Marian image the Pontifical right to wear a crown in 1984 by
Pope John Paul II.
The very first Marian image crowned without a direct Papal approval was by Cardinal Pietro Sforza Pallavicino with La Madonna della Oropa on 30 August 1620. The first Marian image Pontifically crowned was the painted image of La Madonna della Febbre (Madonna of Fever) on 27 May 1631 by Pope Urban VIII through the Vatican Chapter located at the Sacristy of Saint Peter's Basilica.
The solemn prescription of ritual to crowning images is embedded in "Ordo Coronandi Imaginem Beatae Mariae Virginis" published by the Holy Office on 25 May 1981. Prior to 1989, papal bulls concerning the authorization of canonical coronations were handwritten on parchment. After 1989, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments began issuing the specific recognition to crown a religious image, spelling out its approved devotional title and authorizing Papal legate. Regarding Christological images, only three images have merited an officially documented Papal blessing, the Infant Jesus of Prague of Czech Republic, the Santo Bambino of Aracoeli in Rome and the Santo Niño de Cebú of the Philippines.
Canonically crowned Marian images
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Notre Dame d'Afrique | 30 April 1876 | Algiers | Pope Leo XIII | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Mare de Déu de Meritxell | 8 September 1921 | Meritxell | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of Vlaanderen | 9 May 1860 | College of Saint Barbara, Gent | Pope Pius IX | | |
Our Lady of Virga Jesse | 15 August 1867 | Virga Jesse Basilica | Pope Pius IX | | |
Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel | 25 August 1872 | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Pope Pius IX | | |
Our Lady of Halle | 4 October 1874 | Saint Martins Basilica | Pope Pius IX | | |
Our Lady of Hanswijk | 30 July 1876 | Belgium | Pope Pius IX | | |
Our Lady of Antwerpen | 22 August 1899 | Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) | Pope Leo XIII | | |
Our Lady of Gaverland | 4 August 1912 | Melsele | Pope Pius X | |
Our Lady of Sorrows of Lede | 14 April 1914 | Lede | Pope Benedict XV | |
Our Lady of Jesus of the Oak | 15 August 1924 | Belgium | Belgium | Pope Pius XI | |
Our Lady of Lebbeke | 26 April 1908 | Lebbeke | Pope Pius X | |
Our Lady of Seven Sorrows | 30 August 1964 | Buggenhout | Pope Paul VI | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of the Cape | 12 October 1904 | Quebec | Pope Pius X | | Notre-Dame-du-Cap Basilica
|
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario de Andacollo | 26 December 1901 | Andacollo | Pope Pius X | | |
Nuestra Senora del Carmen de Santiago | 19 December 1926 | Santiago | Pope Pius XI | | |
Nuestra Senora del Carmen del Maipu | 3 April 1987 | Maipú, Chile | Pope John Paul II | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of Bistrica, Queen of Croatia | 7 July 1935 | Marija Bistrica | Pope Pius XI | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre of Cuba (Since 1612) | 10 May 1916 | El Cobre | Pope Benedict XV | | Basílica Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Virgen del Cisne | 8 September 1930 | El Cisne | Pope Pius XI | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Presentación del Quinche | 20 June 1943 | El Quinche | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Dolorosa del Colegio | 22 April 1956 | Quito | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgin of the Clouds | 1 January 1967 | Azogues | Pope Paul VI | | |
Our Lady of Good Success of Quito | 2 February 1991 | Quito | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora del Rocío | 20 January 1994 | Biblián, Cañar | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Senora del Carmen del Azuay | 16 July 2002 | Cuenca | Pope John Paul II | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Nuestra Senora de la Paz | 21 November 1921 | San Miguel | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario | 26 January 1934 | Guatemala City | Pope Pius XI | |
Inmaculada Concepción, Virgen de los Reyes | 5 December 1954 | Guatemala City | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora del Santissimo Rosario | 7 March 1983 | Quetzaltenango | Pope John Paul II | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of Arabia | 25 March 1960 | Ahmadi | Pope John XXIII | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Virgin of Divine Graces | 27 January 1952 | Victoria, Gozo | Pope Pius XII | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception of El Viejo | 28 December 1989 | El Viejo, Nicaragua | Pope John Paul II | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Nuestra Senora de la Merced de Lima | 24 September 1921 | Lima | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Senora Rosario de Lima | 31 May 1922 | Lima | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Senora de Belen | 8 December 1933 | Cuzco | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Senora de Dolores de Cajamarca | 14 June 1942 | Cajamarca | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Senora de la Puerta de Otuzco | 27 October 1943 | Trujillo | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Pacasmayo | 24 October 1954 | Pacasmayo | Peru | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion de Chachapoyas | 15 August 1958 | Chachapoyas | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Evangelización | 1 February 1985 | Lima | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora del Carmen de Paucartambo | 3 February 1985 | Cuzco | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de Copacabana de Lima | 28 December 1995 | Lima | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria de Puno | 7 May 2000 | Puno | Pope John Paul II | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de La Naval de Manila (Since 1593) | 5 October 1907 | Intramuros, Manila | Pope Pius X | Our Lady of La Naval de Manila | Santo Domingo Church |
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia (Since 1710) | 20 September 1924 | Naga, Camarines Sur | Pope Pius XI | Peñafrancia | Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Penafrancia |
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario de Manaoag (1605 Arrival) | 21 April 1926 | Manaoag, Pangasinan | Pope Pius XI | | Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Manaoag |
Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje (1626 Arrival) | 26 November 1926 | Antipolo, Rizal | Pope Pius XI | | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Antipolo
|
Nuestra Señora de Visitacion de Piat (1604 arrival)[lower-alpha 3] | 20 June 1954 | Piat, Cagayan | Pope Pius XII | | Basílica Menor de Nuestra Señora de Piat |
Nuestra Señora de la Regla (Since 1735) | 27 November 1954 | Opon, Cebu | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de Caysasay (1603 Discovery) | 8 December 1954 | Taal, Batangas | Pope Pius XII | | Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Caysasay |
Nuestra Señora de Guía (1571 Discovery) | 30 December 1955 | Ermita, Manila | Pope Pius XII | Nuestra Sra de Guia | Ermita Church |
Nuestra Señora de Caridad of Bantay (Since the 1700s) | 12 January 1956 | Bantay, Ilocos Sur | Pope Pius XII | | St. Augustine Parish Church |
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios (Since 1955) | 8 September 1956 | San Fernando, Pampanga | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora del Pronto Socorro de Boac (Since the 1700s) | 10 May 1958 | Boac, Marinduque | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora del Santísimo Rosario (1718 Discovery) | 18 April 1959 | Orani, Bataan | Pope John XXIII | | |
Nuestra Señora de Namacpacan (1822 Arrival) | 25 November 1959 | Luna, La Union | Pope John XXIII | | |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Zamboanga (1635 arrival) | 12 October 1960 | Zamboanga City | Pope John XXIII | | |
La Divina Pastora (Since 1802) | 26 April 1964 | Gapan, Nueva Ecija | Pope Paul VI | | |
Nuestra Señora de Caridad of Agoo (Since 1578) | 1 May 1971 | Agoo, La Union | Pope Paul VI | | |
Nuestra Señora de Salvacion (Since 1776) | 25 August 1976 | Joroan, Tiwi, Albay | Pope Paul VI | | |
La Virgen Milagrosa de Badoc (Since the 1900s) | 8 December 1980 | Badoc, Ilocos Norte | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria (Since the 1630s) | 20 February 1981 | Jaro, Iloilo | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia de Manila (Since the 1660s) | 10 November 1985 | Paco, Manila | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Inmaculada Concepción (Since 1700) | 7 December 1987 | Concepción, Malabon | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (1719 Arrival) | 12 May 1991 | Santa Ana, Manila | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora del Carmen de San Sebastian (1617 Arrival) | 18 August 1991 | Quiapo, Manila | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Consolación y Correa (Since 1677) | 4 September 2000 | Intramuros, Manila | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso de Parañaque (1625 Discovery) | 8 September 2000 | La Huerta, Parañaque | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados (Since 1902) | 23 October 2005 | Marikina City | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe | 16 July 2006 | Cebu | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora de La Inmaculada Concepcion de Pasig | 7 December 2008 | Malinao, Pasig City | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora de La Inmaculada Concepcion de Malolos | 10 March 2012 | Malolos, Bulacan | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria de Paracale | 1 September 2012 | Paracale, Camarines Norte | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Imus[lower-alpha 4] | 3 December 2012 | Imus, Cavite | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora del Pilar de Libmanan | 11 October 2015 | Libmanan, Camarines Sur | Pope Francis | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian or Josephian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of Montserrat | 11 September 1881 | Catalonia | Pope Leo XIII | | Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey |
Virgen de Lluc | 1883 | Mallorca | Pope Leo XIII | | El Santuario de Santa María de Lluc |
Virgen de Aranzazu | 13 September 1885 | Oñate | Pope Leo XIII | | |
Virgin of Mercy | 1888 | Barcelona | Pope Leo XIII | | |
Our Lady of Candelaria | 13 October 1889 | Tenerife | Pope Leo XIII | | Basílica y Real Santuario Mariano de Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria |
Our Lady of Begoña | 1900 | Bilbao | Pope Leo XIII | | Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Begoña |
Virgen de los Ojos Grandes | 15 August 1904 | Lugo | Pope Pius X | | |
Virgen de la Misericordia | 24 October 1904 | Reus | Pope Pius X | | |
Virgen de los Reyes | 4 December 1904 | Seville | Pope Pius X | | Catedral de Santa María de la Sede |
Our Lady of the Pillar | 20 May 1905 | Zaragoza | Pope Pius X | | Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar |
Virgen del Pino | 7 September 1905 | Gran Canaria | Pope Pius X | | Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pino |
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios | 27 April 1906 | Fregenal de la Sierra | Pope Pius X | | Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios |
Our Lady of Cabeza | 20 April 1909 | Andújar | Pope Saint Pius X | | |
Nuestra Señora de las Angustias | 20 September 1913 | Granada | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Virgen de la Fuencisla | 24 September 1916 | Segovia | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Virgen de San Lorenzo | 21 October 1917 | Valladolid | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Virgen de Covadonga | 8 September 1918 | Asturias | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Virgin of El Rocio | 15 May 1919 | Almonte | Pope Benedict XV | | Ermita del Rocío |
Nuestra Senora de la Caridad de Cartagena | 17 April 1923 | Cartagena | Pope Benedict XV | | La Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Caridad |
Nuestra Senora de los Desamparados | 12 May 1923 | Valencia | Pope Benedict XV | | |
Nuestra Senora de Fuensanta | 24 April 1927 | Murcia | Pope Pius XI | | |
Our Lady of Guadalupe of Extramadura | 12 October 1928 | Caceres | Pope Pius XI | | |
Nuestra Señora de las Nieves | 22 June 1930 | Santa Cruz de La Palma | Pope Pius XI | | |
Virgen del Camino | 19 October 1930 | León | Pope Pius XI | | |
Virgen de la VIctoria | 8 February 1943 | Málaga | Pope Pius XII | | |
Santa María la Real de Pamplona | 21 September 1946 | Pamplona | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgen de África | 10 November 1946 | Ceuta | Pope Pius XII | | |
María Santísima de Araceli | 2 May 1948 | Lucena | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgen de la Peana | 24 June 1948 | De Borja, Zaragoza | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgin of Almudena | 11 November 1948 | Madrid | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgen del Mar | 8 April 1951 | Almería | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora del Carmen de San Fernando | 12 October 1951 | San Fernando, Cadiz | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgen de la Peña de Francia | 4 June 1952 | Peña de Francia | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de los Reyes | 17 May 1953 | El Hierro | Pope Pius XII | | |
Mother of God of Tallat | 21 September 1954 | Rocallaura | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Concepción Coronada (San Cristóbal de La Laguna) | 5 December 1954 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Pope Pius XII | | |
Virgen del Castillo | 7 December 1954 | Yecla | Pope Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora de Bien Aparecida | 1955 | Santander | Pope Venerable Pius XII | | |
Virgen de Los Llanos | 27 May 1956 | Albacete | Pope Venerable Pius XII | | |
Nuestra Señora del Puy | 25 May 1958 | Estella, Navarra | Pope Venerable Pius XII | | |
Virgin of Hope of Macarena (Since 1670) | 31 May 1964 | Seville | Pope St John XXIII | | |
Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de la Portería | 19 March 1964 | Las Palmas | Pope St John XXIII | | |
Virgen de Núria | 5 January 1965 | Queralbs | Blessed Pope Paul VI | | |
Virgen del Monte | 22 May 1966 | Bolanos de Calatrava | Blessed Pope Paul VI | | |
Madonna of Lledo de Vals | 26 June 1966 | Valls, Tarragona | Pope Paul VI | | |
Virgen de la Asuncion | 29 December 1970 | Elche | Blessed Pope Paul VI | | |
Virgen del Henar | 25 June 1972 | Cuellar | Blessed Pope Paul VI | | |
Virgen de Esperanza de Triana | 2 June 1984 | Seville | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora del Carmen | 17 July 1988 | La Orotava | Pope John Paul II | | |
Virgen de las Angustias de los Gitanos | 29 October 1988 | Sevilla | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de las Angustias | 25 July 1992 | Ayamonte, Huelva | Pope John Paul II | | |
Virgen de La Concha | 8 December 1992 | Zamora | Pope John Paul II | | |
Virgin of Miracles | 14 June 1993 | Palos de la Frontera | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de los Remedios de San Cristóbal de La Laguna | 7 September 1997 | San Cristóbal de La Laguna | Pope John Paul II | | Catedral de San Cristóbal de La Laguna. |
Virgen de la Paloma | 27 May 2000 | Madrid | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles | 19 May 2002 | Getafe | Pope John Paul II | | |
Virgen del Amor Hermoso | 23 October 2003 | Cartagena | Pope John Paul II | |
Virgen del Socorro | 14 August 2004 | Rociana del Condado | Pope John Paul II | | |
Nuestra Señora de las Angustias | 3 October 2009 | Valladolid | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Senora de la Esperanza | 15 October 2011 | Alicante | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Maria Santissima de la Victoria | 5 May 2012 | Huelva | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Vegueta | 24 May 2012 | Las Palmas | Pope Benedict XVI | |
Nuestra Señora de Guia | 15 July 2012 | Canary Islands | Pope Benedict XVI | | |
Virgen de la Muela | 18 May 2013 | Corral de Almaguer | Pope Francis | | |
Virgen de la Antigua | 31 May 2013 | Mora, Spain | Pope Francis | | |
Virgen de la Natividad | 3 May 2014 | Méntrida, Toledo | Pope Francis | | |
Virgen del Rocio de Malaga | 12 September 2015 | Malaga | Pope Francis | | |
Official Title of the Image |
Date of Coronation |
Place of Devotion |
Authorization by |
Marian Image |
Shrine of devotion |
Our Lady of the Rosary of Madhu | 2 July 1924 | Ceylon, Sri Lanka | Pope Pius XI | Virgin of Madhu | |
Canonically crowned Christological images
The list below enumerates approved Christological images with a written and expressed Pontifical recognition and were granted a canonical coronation.
Canonically crowned Josephian images
The list below enumerates approved Josephian images with a written and expressed Pontifical recognition and were granted a canonical coronation.
References
Notes
- ↑ The Chiquinquira image first obtained approval from Pope Saint Pius X dated on a Papal bull from 9 January 1910.
- ↑ The title of the Virgin Mary in her apparition to Soubirous Bernadette as Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. Public devotion of the cult used officially used the Marian title Our Lady of the Rosary due to the description that she was holding a Brigittine rosary. Years of cult devotion translated her image into its local place of devotion, now known as Our Lady of Lourdes.
- ↑ Rival of Our Lady of Visitation of Guibang, Isabella with an alleged coronation in 1974 but lacks documentation authorizing to crown the Marian image within the Papal archives in Rome.
- ↑ Rival devotion of Our Lady of Porta Vaga of Cavite, with an alleged coronation in November 1978 but is disputed due to its lack of formal documentation authorizing to crown the image within the Papal archives in Rome.
- ↑ The image was canonically crowned by Pope Pius XII in 1946 accompanied with a Papal bull via the Papal legate, Cardinal Benedetto Aloisi Masella, Pope John Paul II made a simple addendum to the same crown by placing his assassination bullet within the crown in 1982. Out of the Six official statues created by Jose Thedim, only the image at the Santuario de Fatima is canonically crowned.
- ↑ Crowned by the Papal legate to Great Britain, Gerald O'Hara on the Feast of the Assumption 1954 with gold donations from devotees accompanied with Papal bull from Rome.
- ↑ The New York Carmel image possesses a Papal bull matching the copy in Rome requested by Father Scipio Tofinni, whereas the Czestochowa Virgin of Cantius Chicago and the Virgin of Carmel statue in Melrose, Illinois does not, though such crowns were blessed by Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI, neither the torched image of Divine Providence of Puerto Rico crowned in 1976-belonging to the USA territory, granted their title of "Patroness" in 1969 but no Papal bull or documentation exists for their devotion in Rome expressively granting such Pontifical act.
- ↑ Pope Benedict XVI authorised the coronation, due to the process of waiting for the finished crown occurred on 22 August 2013, at Pope Francis' new pontificate.