racle ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁image ▁occurred ▁in ▁ 1 6 2 3 ▁when ▁a ▁child ▁was ▁rev ived ▁after ▁being ▁accident ally ▁stuck ▁with ▁spe ars . ▁The ▁first ▁building ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁image ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 6 4 3 , ▁but ▁the ▁current ▁one ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁po pe ▁granted ▁permission ▁to ▁crown ▁the ▁image ▁and ▁the ▁church ▁received ▁official ▁c athedral ▁status ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁visited ▁the ▁image ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Z ap op an ▁has ▁her ▁own ▁bas il ica ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁that ▁name , ▁but ▁the ▁image ▁sp ends ▁about ▁half ▁the ▁year ▁travel ing ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁par ishes ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁proper . ▁According ▁to ▁legend , ▁th under st orm s ▁in ▁the ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁area ▁were ▁so ▁strong ▁that ▁they ▁killed ▁church ▁bell ▁ring ers . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁image ' s ▁year ly ▁travel s ▁was ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁protect ▁these ▁communities ▁from ▁destruction . ▁Today , ▁the ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Z ap op an ▁still ▁travel s ▁to ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁every ▁year ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁ra iny ▁season ▁there ▁from ▁June ▁through ▁September . ▁While ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁the ▁image ▁travel s ▁among ▁the ▁various ▁churches ▁there , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁d anc ers , ▁mus icians