Our Lady of Chiquinquirá’s 19th-century Colombian miracle and pilgrimage records

Record summary

The Chiquinquirá image is associated with a reported restoration or renewal of a deteriorated painting in 1586 and became a major Colombian Marian devotion. During the nineteenth century, pilgrimage, ecclesiastical celebration and accounts of favors or cures helped stabilize its national significance. This lead supports comparison of image miracles, institutional authentication and political-religious identity. The sixteenth-century origin claim and later miracle reports belong to different evidentiary layers. Researchers should consult shrine histories, diocesan records and contemporary devotional print rather than treating the traditional restoration narrative as a modern observation.