P393 - Mexico - The Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan

The Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico

The Basilica of Our Lady of Zapopan and the abbey of Our Lady of Expectation of Zapopan are a Franciscan sanctuary built in the heart of Zapopan in the state of Jalisco, México. The church belongs to the Franciscan province of Sts. Francis and James (Francisco y Santiago) that covers Jalisco, Monterrey, Guanajuato and Zacatecas.

The abbey is made up of members of the Franciscan 'Order of Friars Minor, though it is also used by the Capuchin, Third order, Society of Saint Francis, the Clarisse, and Franciscan sisters. It has also worked with the Dominicans and the Franciscan Youth (JuFra) of Roch. Affiliated with the church is a retirement home of the Valle de la misericordia (Valley of Mercy). It is one of the most visited sanctuaries in Western Mexico, and it preserves a wooden Virgin that is considered a valuable relic of medieval origin, which came from Spain to New Galicia in the 16th century.

薩波潘（西班牙語：Zapopan）是墨西哥中西部哈利斯科州中北部城市。位處瓜達拉哈拉谷地，為地區商業和製造業中心，附近產玉米、甘蔗、棉花、蔬果和家畜。養蜂業和旅遊業為輔助收入來源。有17世紀的薩波潘教堂。

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