Marian devotion

Our Lady of the Nativity

Marian title of Cercedilla (Community of Madrid)

Patrona de Cercedilla, whose hermitage in the origin of the village dates back to the Middle Ages (12th century), possibly linked to the bishop of Segovia Miguel Gutierre. Their parties are held on September 8.

Main data

Place: Cercedilla (Community of Madrid, Spain)
Party: September 8
Canon coronation: 2016

Origin and history

Patrona de Cercedilla, whose hermitage in the origin of the village dates back to the Middle Ages (12th century), possibly linked to the bishop of Segovia Miguel Gutierre. Their parties are held on September 8.

The image and the sanctuary

Image venerated in the parish or main hermitage of Cercedilla, in the region of Sierra de Guadalrama (Community of Madrid).

Sponsorship and coronation

Patron of Cercedilla. Canonical coronation on August 28, 2016, chaired by the Archdiocese of Madrid.

Party and devotion

September 8.

Link to the Rosary

The sources consulted do not show a specific or unique link between this devotion and 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.

Pray Hail Mary
Sources: tradition of the sanctuary, diocesan information and Wikipedia in Spanish. The distinction between popular piety and documented ecclesial history is specific to this fact sheet; extraordinary accounts are presented as devotion and not as doctrinal pronunciation.

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