page_title: Los Otates
section_title: Religion
hierarchical_section_title: Los Otates / Religion
caption_attribution_description: Español: Bendicion del pan en Los Otates, Actopan.
context_page_description: Los Otates is a Mexican city in the Actopan municipality, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.
context_section_description: The church was built in 1766 and resembled a wooden shrine. It also has the oldest bell.
  Later on and after the death of Catherine the people built a concrete chapel with tiled-roof. The tower was built in 1879 and extended in 1945 and 1946. The domes were also built. In 1973 Santa Rosa de Lima was named as its patron saint.
  In the early 1990s the church was remodeled preserving the original facade. Besides Otates, the priest also served the Trapiche del Rosario, San Nicolas, Omiquila, Los Frailes, El Zetal, Coyolillo and Bureau of Guadalupe congregations, among others.
  Since 1738 a feast has been celebrated every August 30 in honor of Santa Rosa de Lima, the patron saint. This date is also celebrated as heritage day for the land which used to belong to Catherine de la Oliva Dominguez.
  November 13 is also celebrated as the feast of bread in honor of San Diego de Alcalá, a celebration that has gained a lot of popularity over the years given the large amount of bread that is prepared to share with family and friends.
caption: Blessing of Bread, in 2007, Otates.
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