Tradition says that in the early day of the Church, Saint James the Greater was spreading the Gospel in Spain, but making very little progress.
He was dejected and questioning his mission.
About 44 AD, the Virgin Mary, who was still living in Jerusalem at the time, bi-located and appeared to him in a vision to boost his morale.
In it, she was atop a column or pillar, which was being carried by angels.
That pillar is believed to be the same one venerated in Zaragoza, Spain today.
Miraculous healings reported at the scene.
![[Our Lady of Pilar]](mary0030.gif "??gif photograph of Our Lady of Pilar; please do not write to ask about the image")
