The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Dorleta ( eu, Dorletako Amaren santutegia, es, Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Dorleta) is in the village of
Leintz Gatzaga
Leintz Gatzaga (Spanish, ''Salinas de Léniz'') is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain. The municipality's population is 251 (2015).
Etymology
The first part of the name, Lei ...
in the
Gipuzkoa
Gipuzkoa (, , ; es, Guipúzcoa ; french: Guipuscoa) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. Its capital city is Donostia-San Sebastián. Gipuzkoa shares borders with the French depa ...
province of the
Basque Country
Basque Country may refer to:
* Basque Country (autonomous community), as used in Spain ( es, País Vasco, link=no), also called , an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain (shown in pink on the map)
* French Basque Country o ...
in Spain, near the Arlaban pass. The sanctuary has been documented since the
Middle Ages
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, but most of the current structure is
Baroque
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. Our Lady of Dorleta is considered the
patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...
of
cyclists
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in Spain.
See also
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Madonna del Ghisallo
Madonna del Ghisallo is a hill in Magreglio, close to Lake Como in Italy. It is named after an alleged Marian apparition.
According to the legend, the Medieval count Ghisallo was travelling by the hamlet of Magréglio when he was attacked by ba ...
, in
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
,
Italy
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, is the Italian equivalent of the Nuestra Señora de Dorleta, being the patroness for all Italian cyclists.
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Notre Dame des Cyclistes
The chapel of Notre-Dame des Cyclistes is situated in the commune of Labastide-d'Armagnac in Les Landes ''département'' in Aquitaine, France.
The chapel is all that remains of a 12th-century fortress of the Knights Templar. The Château de Géo ...
, in
Aquitaine,
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, is the French equivalent as well, being the patron for all French cyclists, and a major stop in the
Tour de France
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.
References
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Churches in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
Roman Catholic shrines in Spain
Shrines to the Virgin Mary
Cycling in Spain
Buildings and structures in Gipuzkoa
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