Pilar

''Nuestra Se�ora del Pilar'' (Spanish for "Our Lady of the Pillar") is an apparition of Mary, mother of Jesus, whose shrine is in Zaragoza, Spain, by the river Ebro. According to legend, the Apostle James the Greater was evangelizing Caesaraugusta (Roman name of Zaragoza) when Marian apparition on a pillar commiting him to Jerusalem. Our Lady of the Pillar is celebrated on 12 October and is the patron saint of Spain, Hispanics, and the Civil Guard (Spain). ''Mar�a del Pilar'' is a common female Spanish name. There are parishes that have the name Pilar in Brazil: *Morro do Pilar, Minas Gerais *Pilar, Alagoas *Pilar, Para�ba *Pilar de Goi�s, Goi�s *Pilar do Sul, S�o Paulo (state) *Pilar, Goa Society of Pilar Spanish culture Spanish language Zaragoza

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