Mare de Déu de la Costa

Marian title of Cervera del Maestre (Comunitat Valenciana)

A unique vocation in the province of Castellón. The size is a wooden image of the 14th century: Sitting Virgin with the Child on the left lap and scepter on the right. The hermitage, from the 14th century, is listed as "Good of Local Relevance" although it is currently in a ruinous state (less than 1 km south of the village, on an elevation of ~ 280 m). The image is venerated today in the chapel of the baroque parish church. Its roots go back to the time of the Reconquest.

Main data

Origin and history

A unique vocation in the province of Castellón. The size is a wooden image of the 14th century: Sitting Virgin with the Child on the left lap and scepter on the right. The hermitage, from the 14th century, is listed as "Good of Local Relevance" although it is currently in a ruinous state (less than 1 km south of the village, on an elevation of ~ 280 m). The image is venerated today in the chapel of the baroque parish church. Its roots go back to the time of the Reconquest.

The image and the sanctuary

The original size (14th century) is preserved in the parish church of Cervera del Maestre (Baix Maestrat, Castellón). The ancient hermitage of the Costa, also from the 14th century, is in a ruinous state.

Sponsorship and coronation

Master's Beer Pattern. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

15-22 August (Festes Majors).

Link to the Rosary

In the sources consulted there is no specific link of this advocation to the Rosary.