January 4, 1695. First documented miracle: In her will, Doña Tomasa de Machado states that, having had numerous children, only one child managed to survive; and she attributes this grace to the Virgin of Lujan.
January 6, 1847. Father Jorge María Salvaire is born in Castres, France. He would make three great offerings to the Virgin of Lujan: the publication of his majestic History of Our Lady of Lujan, the pontifical coronation of the Holy Image and the construction of the current magnificent basilica.
January 6, 1890. The beginning of the publication of the weekly magazine, "La Perla del Plata".
January 18, 1824. On the day the Chair of St. Peter was celebrated, Canon Juan Mastai Ferretti, who would later assume the government of the Catholic Church under the name of Pius IX and would be the Pope who would promulgate the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, celebrated Mass at the shrine of […]
January 25, 1698. Doña Ana de Matos y Encinas dies in Buenos Aires
January 28, 1812. Manuel Belgrano with his Army pray the Holy Rosary in Lujan, one month before the creation of the National Flag.
February 2, 1872. The Congregation of the Mission (Vincentian Fathers) takes over the care of the Lujan sanctuary
February 4, 1999. On the occasion of the centenary of the death of Fr. Jorge M. Salvaire, the Historical Exhibit of the Basilica of Lujan is inaugurated, with elements related to the history of the Virgin and her sanctuary.
February 4, 1899. Jorge M. Salvaire, a great devotee of the Virgin of Luján and propagator of her cult and history, dies in Lujan.
