Our Lady of Charity

Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre Queen and Patroness of Cuban peoples
The present image enshrined in the Minor Basilica of Nuestra Senora Caridad del Cobre
Our Lady of Charity, Mother and Patroness of Cuba, La Cachita
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Basilica of El Cobre, Cuba
Feast	September 8, Feast of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Attributes	The Blessed Virgin Mary carrying the Christ child and holding a crucifix atop an inverted crescent moon, with triple cherubs, encrusted with jewels and golden crown and aureole halo, embroidered gold mantle with the Cuban flag
Patronage	Cuba, Cuban peoples, Mullatos, Salt and Copper miners
Controversy	Cuban and slave independence, tolerance towards mixed Mulatto races

Our Lady of Charity also known as Our Lady of El Cobre or Nuestra Senora de la Virgen de la Caridad is a popular Marian title of the Blessed Virgin Mary known in many Catholic countries.

Several known Marian images with the same title exist around the world while a particular Hispanic image is pontifically designated by Pope Benedict XV as the Patroness of Cuba. The present image is enshrined in National Shrine Basilica of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre was built in 1926 is situated in village El Cobre, near Santiago de Cuba. Pope Pius XI granted a Canonical Coronation towards the image on 20 December 1936. The feast day of Our Lady of Charity is September 8; the solemn Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Various similar Marian images predating the Cuban image bear a similar title with their respective canonical coronation are found in the Spanish cities of Cartagena, Villarrobledo, Illescas, Loja, La Garrovilla, and Toledo, Spain along with its replicated copies in Basilica Minore of Our Lady of Charity in Agoo, and Ilocos Sur, Philippines.