Case file · Apparition / miracle
Virgin of the Mineshaft, Oruro
Oruro tradition says that in 1789 a painting of the Virgin of Candlemas was found in a mine tunnel where a bandit had died, founding the cult of the Virgen del Socavón at the heart of Oruro's Carnival.
1789 CE · -17.97, -67.11 · status: legend