Procession of the Divina Pastora
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The Procession of the Divina Pastora is a major annual Catholic religious pilgrimage in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, honoring the Virgin Mary under the title of the Divine Shepherdess and drawing hundreds of thousands of devotees.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La Divina Pastora feast day pilgrimage | 1 |
| Procession of the Divina Pastora canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7456331 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Procession of the Divina Pastora Context triple: [Barquisimeto, hasEvent, Procession of the Divina Pastora]
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Romerías de Mayo
Romerías de Mayo is a traditional cultural and artistic festival held each May in Holguín, Cuba, featuring music, dance, and diverse folk and contemporary performances.
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Fiestas de la Magdalena
Fiestas de la Magdalena is a major traditional festival in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, celebrating the city’s origins with parades, pilgrimages, fireworks, and cultural events.
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La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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Fiestas del Santísimo Cristo de los Remedios
Fiestas del Santísimo Cristo de los Remedios is a traditional religious and popular festival in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain, known for its bull runs, processions, and community celebrations held in honor of its patron Christ figure.
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Domingo de Petrés
Domingo de Petrés was a Spanish architect and Franciscan friar active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for shaping early neoclassical religious architecture in what is now Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Procession of the Divina Pastora Target entity description: The Procession of the Divina Pastora is a major annual Catholic religious pilgrimage in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, honoring the Virgin Mary under the title of the Divine Shepherdess and drawing hundreds of thousands of devotees.
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A.
Romerías de Mayo
Romerías de Mayo is a traditional cultural and artistic festival held each May in Holguín, Cuba, featuring music, dance, and diverse folk and contemporary performances.
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B.
Fiestas de la Magdalena
Fiestas de la Magdalena is a major traditional festival in Castellón de la Plana, Spain, celebrating the city’s origins with parades, pilgrimages, fireworks, and cultural events.
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C.
La Candelaria
La Candelaria is Bogotá’s historic downtown neighborhood, known for its colonial architecture, cobblestone streets, and many of the city’s main cultural and political landmarks.
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D.
Fiestas del Santísimo Cristo de los Remedios
Fiestas del Santísimo Cristo de los Remedios is a traditional religious and popular festival in San Sebastián de los Reyes, Spain, known for its bull runs, processions, and community celebrations held in honor of its patron Christ figure.
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E.
Domingo de Petrés
Domingo de Petrés was a Spanish architect and Franciscan friar active in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, noted for shaping early neoclassical religious architecture in what is now Colombia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic religious procession
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Marian pilgrimage ⓘ religious festival in Venezuela ⓘ |
| associatedReligionFigure | Jesus Christ as Good Shepherd through Marian symbolism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barquisimeto Cathedral
ⓘ
Santa Rosa Church ⓘ |
| city | Barquisimeto ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
expression of popular Marian piety
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major religious event in Venezuela ⓘ |
| devotees |
Catholic faithful from across Venezuela
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international pilgrims ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Marian devotion
ⓘ
veneration of the Divine Shepherdess ⓘ |
| devotionalPractice |
carrying religious images and banners
ⓘ
collective recitation of the rosary ⓘ walking long distances in pilgrimage ⓘ |
| endLocation | Barquisimeto Cathedral ⓘ |
| estimatedAttendance |
hundreds of thousands of pilgrims
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one of the largest Marian processions in the world ⓘ |
| features |
accompaniment by clergy
ⓘ
carrying of the Divina Pastora image on a platform ⓘ participation of lay confraternities ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasDevotionalTitle |
Divina Pastora
ⓘ
Divine Shepherdess ⓘ |
| honors |
Divine Shepherdess
ⓘ
Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| includes |
Eucharistic celebration
ⓘ
acts of penance ⓘ prayers and hymns ⓘ public procession through the streets ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Roman Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| mainImage | statue of the Divina Pastora ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Catholic media outlets
ⓘ
national Venezuelan media ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Archdiocese of Barquisimeto ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | urban pilgrimage ⓘ |
| purpose |
asking for intercession and protection
ⓘ
public veneration of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| risk |
crowd-related accidents
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health and safety concerns due to large crowds ⓘ |
| startLocation | Santa Rosa parish ⓘ |
| state | Lara State ⓘ |
| typicalDate | 14 January ⓘ |
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Subject: Procession of the Divina Pastora Description of subject: The Procession of the Divina Pastora is a major annual Catholic religious pilgrimage in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, honoring the Virgin Mary under the title of the Divine Shepherdess and drawing hundreds of thousands of devotees.
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