Our Lady of Meritxell

Summary

Our Lady of Meritxell is a shrine of Our Lady^[1]. It draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (shrine_of_our_lady category, ranking #14 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Our Lady of Meritxell's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].
• Our Lady of Meritxell is located in Canillo^[4].
• Our Lady of Meritxell is in the country of Andorra^[5].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's instance of is recorded as shrine of Our Lady^[6].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's instance of is recorded as minor basilica^[7].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's architect is recorded as Ricardo Bofill^[8].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's architectural style is recorded as contemporary architecture^[9].
• Our Lady of Meritxell is part of Meritxell^[10].
• Our Lady of Meritxell is part of Ruta mariana^[11].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's Commons category is recorded as Santuari nou de Meritxell^[12].
• 1976 marks the founding of Our Lady of Meritxell^[13].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.554811, 'lon': 1.590862}^[14].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's diocese is recorded as Roman Catholic Diocese of Urgell^[15].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's significant event is recorded as Decretum "De titulo Basilicae Minoris"^[16].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's official website is recorded as https://museus.ad/ca/monuments/santuari-de-meritxell^[17].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's heritage designation is recorded as bé d'interès cultural^[18].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's Christian liturgical rite is recorded as Roman Rite^[19].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide^[20].
• Our Lady of Meritxell's located in the religious territorial entity is recorded as archpriesthood of the Valleys of Andorra^[21].

Body

Geography

Our Lady of Meritxell is in the country of Andorra^[5]. It is located in Canillo^[4]. Part of include Meritxell^[10], a settlement of Andorra^[22], in Andorra^[23] and Ruta mariana^[11], a pilgrims' way^[24], in Spain^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include shrine of Our Lady^[6] and minor basilica^[7]. Our Lady of Meritxell's heritage designation is recorded as bé d'interès cultural^[18]. Its religion is recorded as Catholicism^[3].

History and Context

1976 marks the founding of Our Lady of Meritxell^[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Our Lady of Meritxell include Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital^[26], a hospital^[27], in Andorra^[28], founded in 1993^[29] and Diada de Meritxell^[30], a national day^[31], in Andorra^[32], founded in 1873^[33].

Why It Matters

Our Lady of Meritxell draws 2 Wikipedia views per month (shrine_of_our_lady category, ranking #14 of 14).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Nostra Senyora de Meritxell Hospital^[26], a hospital^[27], in Andorra^[28], founded in 1993^[29] and Diada de Meritxell^[30], a national day^[31], in Andorra^[32], founded in 1873^[33].