Marian devotion
Mare de Déu del Rosari de Torrent
Marian title of Torrent (Valencia Community)
Recognized by the Church
The Mare de Déu del Rosari (Our Lady of the Rosary) is the patron of Torrent (Valencia), in l'Horta Sud. His fellowship, created in 1606, was joined that same year to another older one dedicated to the Mare de Déu dels Despañats, devotion that Torrent also honors.
Main data
Origin and history
The Mare de Déu del Rosari (Our Lady of the Rosary) is the patron of Torrent (Valencia), in l'Horta Sud. His fellowship, created in 1606, was joined that same year to another older one dedicated to the Mare de Déu dels Despañats, devotion that Torrent also honors.
The image and the sanctuary
It's venerated in Torrent. An intimate tradition leads the carnations to offer the Virgin, on February 1, the first branch of the flower almond of the year.
Sponsorship and coronation
Patron of Torrent. No canonical coronation.
Party and devotion
His patron parties honor the Mare de Déu del Rosari, with the offering of the first almond flower. Devotion is a sign of the city's identity.
Link to the Rosary
How beautiful that the patron of Torrent is the Virgin of the Rosary, greeted with the first flower of the almond! To pray the Rosary is to offer it, day by day, that very spring of the heart.
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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