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Madre de Dios may refer to: Spanish for Mother of God, Christian title for Mary, the mother of Jesus; Madre de Dios Province, Bolivia; Madre de Dios Island, Chile;
Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος) [a] is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity.The usual Latin translations are Dei Genitrix or Deipara (approximately "parent (fem.) of God").
Madre de Dios (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ˈðjos] ⓘ, English: Mother of God) is a department and region in southeastern Peru, bordering Brazil, Bolivia and the Peruvian departments of Puno, Cusco and Ucayali, in the Amazon Basin. Its capital is the city of Puerto Maldonado.
The cult of Our Lady of Begoña (Nuestra Señora de Begoña, la Madre de Dios de Begoña) celebrates an apparition of the Virgin Mary at the site of the Basilica of Begoña, in Bilbao, Spain. Affectionately called "Amatxu" (meaning "little mother" in Basque), she is said to have appeared to local people in the early 16th century. The feast day ...
He named the port after Faustino Maldonado, of Tarapoto, who had explored the Madre de Dios in 1861 and drowned in the rapids of the Mamoré River. The Department of Madre de Dios was created by law on 26 December 1912, with Puerto Maldonado as its capital. [5] The city was formally recognized in 1985.
Madre de Dios province is located between 10° 54' and 12° 28' South and between 66° 05' and 67° 58' West.It extends over a length of 390 km from northeast to southwest, and up to 150 km from northwest to southeast.
Madre de Dios Island (Spanish: Isla Madre de Dios, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaðɾe ðe ðjos]) is an uninhabited island in the Magallanes Region, Chile. It is located west of the Trinidad Channel and Concepción Channel. Madre de Dios Island is composed partly of limestone and has several natural caves. In one of those caves, called the "Cave ...
The Regional Government of Madre de Dios (Spanish: Gobierno Regional de Madre de Dios; GORE Madre de Dios) [1] is the regional government that represents the Department of Madre de Dios. It is the body with legal identity in public law and its own assets, which is in charge of the administration of provinces of the department in Peru. Its ...