Marian devotion
Our Lady of Solitude
Marian Invocation of Galapagar (Community of Madrid)
Galaporte Patron. The devotion has been documented since the 17th century; the current brotherhood was refounded in 1987. The primitive hermitage dates back to the XVIII- 19th century. Their parties are held on August 15. The main parish is the Assumption of Our Lady.
Main data
Origin and history
Galaporte Patron. The devotion has been documented since the 17th century; the current brotherhood was refounded in 1987. The primitive hermitage dates back to the XVIII- 19th century. Their parties are held on August 15. The main parish is the Assumption of Our Lady.
The image and the sanctuary
Image venerated in the parish or main hermitage of Galapagar, in the region of Sierra de Guadalrama / Sierra Oeste (Community of Madrid).
Sponsorship and coronation
Galaporte Patron. No canonical coronation.
Party and devotion
August 15.
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.
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