Marian Advocations of Montenegro
In Kotor Bay shines Gospa od Škrpjel (Our Lady of the Rocks), on an island created by sailors throwing stones for centuries around an icon found at sea in 1452. The Marian churches of Prčanj and Kotor and the Orthodox monasteries of Morača y Beer. We collect the Latin and Orthodox rites.
- Gospa od Škrpjela: the island raised stone to stone
In front of Perast, in Kotor Bay, an island that did not exist: was created by the sailors. According to tradition, the 22 July 1452 two brothers found an icon of the Virgin on a stumbling block of the sea; one of them, sick of a leg, was healed by praying before the image. They made a vow to raise a chapel there, and during more than two centuries every sailor who came back healthy from a journey I was throwing a stone. on the reef - and even sunk helmets of old ships loaded with rock - until creating the islet where today is the sanctuary.
That vote is still alive: every 22 July at sunsetPerast's men repeat the fašinada, carrying stones in decorated boats, singing old tonadas, to strengthen the island. It is an uninterrupted tradition since 1452, today the Cultural Heritage of Montenegro.
- The walls keep a few 2,500 silver votive plates - ships, storm scenes, arms and legs - of sailors saved from shipwrecks and diseases.
- The most moving object is a tapestry that Jacinta Kunić-Mijović embroidered for 25 years waiting for his beloved sailor, using gold, silver and her own hair: started it brown and ended it white, already almost blind.
- The roof looks 68 Baroque canvas of Tripo Kokolja, including a Transit of the Virgin about ten meters.
- On the mainland, the Orthodox monasteries of Morača (1252) y Beer - moved stone to stone to save him from a reservoir - they keep famous frescoes of the Sleep.
Kotor Bay
History of Marian devotion in Montenegro
Montenegro, a European country of Christian tradition, has a Marian history that reflects the vicissitudes of its national history. Devotion to the Virgin Mary has been a central element of popular piety, expressed in shrines, hermites and chapels that spatter its geography. Local Marian advocacy is a testimony to a faith that has accompanied the people through the centuries.
Although religious practice has decreased in the last decades, the Marian shrines of Montenegro remain places of pilgrimage and spiritual encounter. The Virgin Mary is venerated under various advocacy that reflect both the Latin tradition and the cultural influences of the country.
Marian Advocations of Montenegro
Our Lady of the Angels
There is no detailed historical documentation on the origin of the advocation of Our Lady of Angels (Gospa od Anđela) in Kotor Bay.
"Our Lady of Angels, pray for us."
Our Lady of Graces
The great Marian church of Prčanj is known today as the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin (in Croatian / serbocroata, dedicated to the Nativity of the Gospa, the Virgin Mary), located in the town of Prčanj, in the municipality of Kotor, a...
"Our Lady of Graces, pray for us.
Our Lady of the Rocks
Mother of God of Morača
According to the historical tradition collected in local sources and historiography, the Monastery of Morača was founded in 1252 by the Serbian Prince Esteban (Stefan) of Nemanjić, grandson of Esteban Nemanja and member of the royal house of...
"Our Lady, Mother of God of Morača, pray for us.
Mother of God of Piva
The monastery of Piva is an ancient Orthodox monastery located in the area of Plužine, in northern Montenegro, and is dedicated to the sleeping of the Mother of God.
"Our Lady, Mother of God of Piva, pray for us.
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