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Church of the Remedies in San Andrés Cholula

San Andrés Cholula, Puebla

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The temple, dedicated to the Virgin of Remedies, was built in 1594 on the great pyramid of Cholula, symbolizing the evangelization of the indigenous people by the Spanish.

Municipality

San Andrés Cholula is a municipality in the Mexican state of Puebla, located in the central-western region of the same, it has various buildings and tourist attractions such as the Parish of San Andrés Cholula, the Archaeological Zone of Cholula, site museum, Church of los Remedios, Church of Santa María Tonanzintla, National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, Church of San Francisco Ecatepec, among many, Cholula is best known as the city of 1000 churches, although it does not reach that number, it has a large number of churches currently standing and from which various neighborhood festivals are generated for the patron of the parish or temple.

Festivities

Patronal Feast of the Apostle Saint Andrew, which is celebrated on November 30, the feast of San Isidro Labrador, Celebration of the descent of the Most Holy Virgin of Los Remedios, The festivities in the neighborhoods are celebrated as follows: the second Sunday of February is the festival of the Santo Niño Macuila neighborhood. On June 24, the festival of the San Juan Aquiahuac neighborhood is celebrated; on June 29, the festival of the San Pedro Colomoxco neighborhood is celebrated; on July 25, the festival of the Santiago Xicontenco neighborhood is celebrated; in the neighborhoods they are celebrated on August 15 in the San Miguel Xochimihuacan neighborhood; on December 8 in San Andresito; They are also held in the towns of San Bernardino Tlaxcalancingo in the month of July, San Luis Tehuiloyocan in the month of August, San Antonio Cacalotepec in the month of November, San Francisco Acatepec in the month of October and San Rafael Comac in the month of October.