The dedication of the Virgen de la Candelaria came to Cuba from part of the Canary Islands emigration as in many other countries in Latin America.
Veneration and PatronageThe Virgin of Candelaria is the patron saint of the Canary Islands and is widely revered throughout Cuba, but perhaps one of the places where her devotion is most evident is in Camagüey where the Virgin of Candelaria is the patroness of the city, a size of him on the main altar of the Parish. In San Fernando de Camarones the Virgin of Candelaria is the patron saint of this town founded in 1714.
In this country, its veneration is syncretized by African-American cults such as Santería where the Virgin of Candelaria is known as Oya. Other data
The municipality of Candelaria of the Province of Artemisa (Cuba), was founded by canaries, hence the name of the Canarian city of Candelaria in Tenerife with which it is twinned, place where the Patroness of Canary Islands, the Virgin of Candelaria.
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