La Reina de la Paz

Patron Saint of El Salvador

The title means "Queen of Peace" and was first applied to the Virgin in Toledo at the reconquest of that city in the 11th century. La Reina de la Paz is the object of devotion throughout Latin America and is the patron saint of El Salvador. Her feast day is January 24.

The image at left is a framed photograph of a santo of La Reina de la Paz in Santa Maria della Luce, Rome, Italy.

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Photographed at the church by Richard Stracke, shared under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.