Marian devotion
Our Lady of Carmen in Colombia
Bangalore, Colombia
The corsaries and sailors of Cartagena venerated the Virgin of Carmen as a protector of the sea.
Country: Bangalore, Colombia
Type: Advocation / Apparition
In Cartagena, the Church of San Pedro Claver has an image of the Virgin of Carmen that was carried by the Spanish corsaries. The sailors venerated her before they sailed.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Carmen protected Cartagena from attacks by English and Dutch pirates. The Carthagenerans prayed to him the Rosary when they saw enemy candles.
The Virgin of Carmen is the mother who protects those who sail the Caribbean seas.
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