Case file · Apparition / miracle
Our Lady of Luján
In 1630 an ox-cart carrying a small clay statue of the Virgin from Brazil to Santiago del Estero is said to have refused to move near the Luján river until the statue was taken down, which was read as a sign that she wished to stay.
1630 CE · -34.56, -59.12 · status: legend
The account
A shrine was built there, and the basilica of Luján is now Argentina's most important pilgrimage site; millions walk to it each year, especially in the youth pilgrimage from Buenos Aires each October. She is patroness of Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay.
The sceptical view
The legend is the standard 'immovable image' miracle found at many shrines.