Marian Advocations of El Salvador
El Salvador venera como patrona nacional a Our Lady of Peace of San Miguel, Queen of Peace, next to Marian shrines like the Guadalupe de Viejo Cuscatlán.
Marian Wonders and Anecdotes of El Salvador
- Our Lady of Peace (San Miguel) - patron of El Salvador; in 1833, a colonel deposited his sword at the feet of the image as a sign of peace, ending a revolt. Tradition tells that in 1787 the Chaparrastique volcano ceased its eruption by drawing its image into the atrium.
- Virgin of Candelaria (Sonsonate) - great procession of 2 February, deeply rooted.
History of Marian devotion in El Salvador
The devotion to the Virgin Mary in El Salvador comes with the first European evangelizers and is deeply rooted in popular piety. The Marian advocacy brought by the missionaries - the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of the Rosary, Our Lady of the Merced - merged with local religious sensitivity, giving rise to unique expressions of faith.
The Marian shrines of El Salvador are centres for pilgrimage and community meeting. The Virgin Mary is venerated as a patron of many localities and as a protector of families. The patron parties in honor of Mary are manifestations of a living faith that is transmitted from generation to generation.
El Salvador is also the land of Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero, killed in 1980 while celebrating the Eucharist. Romero had a deep Marian devotion and often entrusted the Salvadoran people to the Virgin Mary under the title of Peace. The Feast of Our Lady of Peace on November 21 is one of the most important celebrations in the country. Other Marian advocacy in El Salvador are Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate, the Virgin of Guadalupe in Old Cuscatlán, and the Virgin of the Poor of Zacatecoluca.
Marian Advocations of El Salvador
Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate
The advocation of Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate is part of the great family of devotions to the Virgin of Candelaria, originating from the liturgical mystery of the Presentation of the Lord and the Purification of Mary...
"Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate, pray for us.
Our Lady of Guadalupe of Old Cuscatlán, venerated in the Basilica - Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe
In the accessible online documentation (ecclesial pages, encyclopedic bases and Catholic press), there is no detailed historical narrative or specific "foundational legend" about the origin of Our...
"Our Lady of Guadalupe of Old Cuscatlán, venerated in the Basilica - Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us.
Our Lady of Peace
The advocation of Our Lady of Peace (Queen of Peace) venerated in the Basilica Cathedral of San Miguel historically belongs to the city of San Miguel, in the present Republic of El Salvador, where she is the principal patron of the...
"Our Lady of Peace, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Poor, patron of Zacatecoluca
In the consulting documentation (Marian encyclopedia, list of advocacy, Wikipedia, Catholic portals and mariology) no Marian advocation is registered under the title Our Lady of the Poor linked to...
"Our Lady of the Poor, patron of Zacatecoluca, pray for us.
Our Lady of Peace of San Miguel, patron of El Salvador
The Basilica of St. Michael has been home to the image of Our Lady of Peace, patron of El Salvador since 1833. The image, a size of polychrome wood from the 18th century, is the object of the country's greatest Marian devotion.
"Our Lady of Peace, pray for us.
Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate, venerated in the Basilica of Sonsonate
The basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate is one of the most important Marian temples in El Salvador. The image of the Virgin of Candelaria, brought from Spain in the 16th century, presides over the great procession of February 2.
"Our Lady of Candelaria of Sonsonate, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Poor of Zacatecoluca, patron of Zacatecoluca
Our Lady of the Poor is the patron of Zacatecoluca, in the department of La Paz. Its sanctuary, built in the 18th century, is a pilgrimage centre for the faithful of the paracentral region of El Salvador.
"Our Lady of the Poor of Zacatecoluca, pray for us.
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