Marian devotion
Immaculate Conception
Marian title of Cabanillas de la Sierra (Madrid Community)
Sierra Cabanilla Patron. The tradition of young women collecting thyme on the eve as an offering to the Virgin is documented since 1898 according to local sources. Their parties are held on December 8.
Main data
Origin and history
Sierra Cabanilla Patron. The tradition of young women collecting thyme on the eve as an offering to the Virgin is documented since 1898 according to local sources. Their parties are held on December 8.
The image and the sanctuary
Image venerated in the parish or main hermitage of Cabanillas de la Sierra, in the region of Lozoya-Somosilla (Community of Madrid).
Sponsorship and coronation
Sierra Cabanilla Patron. No canonical coronation.
Party and devotion
December 8.
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.
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