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Our Lady of Suyapa

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception lists the Honduran community pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Suyapa on February 3, reflecting the established feast date.

Date / rule3 February
ScopeCatholic / Honduran patronal Marian devotion
VerificationCatholic Shrine Date Verified
PortabilityFixed Annual
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyReuse Fixed
Next date this engine can safely resolveWednesday, February 3, 2027See everything on February 3 →
Authority summary

What is Our Lady of Suyapa?

The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception lists the Honduran community pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Suyapa on February 3, reflecting the established feast date.

Date and recurrence

3 February

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 / Honduran patronal Marian devotion. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

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.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Basilica of the National Shrine — Our Lady of Suyapa PilgrimageCatholic National Shrine
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Our Lady of Suyapa?

3 February The stored recurrence guidance is: 3 February.

Does Our Lady of Suyapa 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 Our Lady of Suyapa an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Catholic / Honduran patronal Marian devotion. 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 Our Lady of Suyapa?

The stored designation basis is: The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception lists the Honduran community pilgrimage in honor of Our Lady of Suyapa on February 3, reflecting the established feast date.. Supporting provenance includes Basilica of the National Shrine — Our Lady of Suyapa Pilgrimage. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Our Lady of Suyapa international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Catholic / Honduran patronal Marian devotion. 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 2026-09-09.

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