Marian devotion
Virgin of the Assumption
Advocación mariana de Albocàsser (Comunitat Valenciana)
Patrona de Albocàser from the Christian repopulation of the 13th century (Puebla Carta de Jaime I: January 25, 1239). The devotion to the Assumption as a patron is contemporary to the foundation of the villa. On December 8, the fifths walk through the streets with Coplas to the Virgin in the festive of the Immaculate Conception. Complementary civil pattern: Saint Paul the Apostle (January 25).
Main data
Origin and history
Patrona de Albocàser from the Christian repopulation of the 13th century (Puebla Carta de Jaime I: January 25, 1239). The devotion to the Assumption as a patron is contemporary to the foundation of the villa. On December 8, the fifths walk through the streets with Coplas to the Virgin in the festive of the Immaculate Conception. Complementary civil pattern: Saint Paul the Apostle (January 25).
The image and the sanctuary
Parroquia de Albocàsser (Alt Maestrat, Castellón), dedicada a la Asunción de la Virgen.
Sponsorship and coronation
Patron of Albocàser. No canonical coronation.
Party and devotion
August 15.
Link to the Rosary
In the sources consulted there is no specific link of this advocation to 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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