Marian devotion
The Virgin of Carmen in Mexico
Mexico City
The Virgin of Carmen is the patron of the Mexican sailors and soldiers.
Place: Mexico City
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In Mexico, the Virgin of Carmen is venerated as patron of the Mexican Navy. The sailors pray to him before they sail and light candles in the ports.
Tradition tells that the Virgin of Carmen protected Mexican sailors during the war against the French in the 19th century.
Every July 16, the Mexican Navy celebrates its party with a maritime procession in the Port of Veracruz.
The Virgin of Carmen is the mother who protects those who sail the seas of Mexico.
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