Case file · Apparition / miracle
Our Lady of Suyapa, Honduras
In February 1747 a young farm worker, Alejandro Colindres, found a tiny cedar statue of the Virgin while sleeping in the field near Suyapa, outside Tegucigalpa; she became the patron of Honduras.
1747 CE · 14.08, -87.17 · status: legend
The account
The statue is about 6 cm tall. Her feast on 3 February draws pilgrims from across Central America.