Marian devotion

Assumption of Our Lady

Marian Atvocation of Miraflores de la Sierra (Community of Madrid)

Patrona de Miraflores de la Sierra, headline of the parish whose construction began in 1419 and lasted until 1481 (XV-XVI centuries). The parties are held from 6 to 15 August with the novena and solemn procession. Note: The Virgin of the Espino, sometimes mentioned in relation to the Sierra, is an advocation of Los Molinos, not of Miraflores.

Main data

Place: Miraflores de la Sierra (Community of Madrid, Spain)
Party: August 15

Origin and history

Patrona de Miraflores de la Sierra, headline of the parish whose construction began in 1419 and lasted until 1481 (XV-XVI centuries). The parties are held from 6 to 15 August with the novena and solemn procession. Note: The Virgin of the Espino, sometimes mentioned in relation to the Sierra, is an advocation of Los Molinos, not of Miraflores.

The image and the sanctuary

Image venerated in the parish or main hermitage of Miraflores de la Sierra, in the region of Lozoya-Somosilla (Community of Madrid).

Sponsorship and coronation

Miraflores de la Sierra Patron. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

6-15 August.

Link to the Rosary

The sources consulted do not show a specific or unique link between this devotion and the Rosary.

A flower for the Virgin

It offers a simple prayer to this advocation. Pray a Hail Mary for Spain and for the peace of the world.

Pray Hail Mary
Sources: tradition of the sanctuary, diocesan information and Wikipedia in Spanish. The distinction between popular piety and documented ecclesial history is specific to this fact sheet; extraordinary accounts are presented as devotion and not as doctrinal pronunciation.

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