Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Vatican sources identify 12 December as the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Date and recurrence
12 December
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Catholic Marian feast with especially strong significance in Mexico and the Americas. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Guadalupe Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
Frequently asked questions
When is Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe?
12 December The stored recurrence guidance is: 12 December.
Does Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic Marian feast with especially strong significance in Mexico and the Americas. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe?
The stored designation basis is: Vatican sources identify 12 December as the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.. Supporting provenance includes Vatican News — Our Lady of Guadalupe. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic Marian feast with especially strong significance in Mexico and the Americas. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
Other observances on December 12
These records also resolve to December 12, 2026 under the current authority data.
International Day of Neutrality
A/RES/71/275
International Universal Health Coverage Day
A/RES/72/138
Jamhuri Day
Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya
Our Lady of Guadalupe
The USCCB 2026 liturgical calendar lists 12 December as the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Pa-Togan Nengminza Sangma
Government of Meghalaya