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Medjugorje
Međugorje | |
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Village | |
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  Medjugorje Location of Međugorje within Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| Coordinates: 43°12′N 17°41′E / 43.200°N 17.683°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Herzegovina-Neretva |
| Municipality | Čitluk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.83 km2 (4.57 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 2,265 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Medjugorje[note 1] (Serbo-Croatian: Međugorje, pronounced [mêdʑuɡoːrje] ) is a village in the municipality of Čitluk in Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since 1981, it has become a popular site of Catholic pilgrimage due to Our Lady of Medjugorje, a purported series of apparitions of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, to six local children[1] that are supposedly still happening to this day.[2]
The name Međugorje literally means "between mountains". At an altitude of 200 m (660 ft) above sea level it has a mild Mediterranean climate. The town consists of an ethnically homogeneous Croat population of 2,306. The Catholic parish includes four neighbouring villages: Bijakovići, Vionica, Miletina and Šurmanci. Since 2019, pilgrimages to Medjugorje have been authorized by the Vatican as long as there is no assumption the events are confirmed to have a supernatural origin.[3][4]
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- ^ Overview of Medjugorje Medjugorje.org, accessed 6 July 2020.
- ^ "For second time, Pope sends special envoy to Medjugorje". Crux. 2018-05-31. Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2019-05-06.
- ^ Pope authorizes pilgrimages to Medjugorje 12 May 2019, accessed 6 July 2020.
- ^ Vatican confirms Medjugorje approval by joining youth festival Jonathan Luxmoore Aug 7, 2019, accessed 6 July 2020.