Our Lady of Remedies

Marian devotion of San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife)

Our Lady of Remedies es la patrona de la Nivariense Diocesewhich covers the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Its headquarters are Holy Church Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies, in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, en Tenerife.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of Remedies es la patrona de la Nivariense Diocesewhich covers the islands of Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Its headquarters are Holy Church Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies, in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, en Tenerife.

As for the documented history, his choice as a diocesan patron is linked to the creation of the diocese of Saint Christopher of La Laguna in 1819. El título de «los Remedios» es una advocación mariana antigua, conocida en la España peninsular ya desde la Edad Media. Los detalles de autoría y cronología exacta de la imagen actual no constan in the sources consulted.

The image and the sanctuary

The image that is venerated is a Baroque size; the specific details of the perpetrator and the date of implementation no constan in the sources consulted. It is taken into custody in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Remedies de La Laguna, main temple of the Nivariense diocese.

Sponsorship and coronation

She is a patron of the Nivariense diocese (Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro). As for canonical coronation, no consta the year in the sources consulted: many diocesan synthesis present it as a crowned image, but the decree and date do not appear in accessible sources, so, by rigor, there is no documented canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

His main party is held September 8, festive of the Nativity of the Virgin. It is strongly linked to the city of La Laguna, where it is invoked as a protector of the city and the diocese in times of epidemics and calamities. The diocesan press collects extraordinary processions in times of drought and conflict, although a precise and verifiable account of concrete miracles no consta in the sources consulted.

Link to the Rosary

No specific historical link between the title "Remedios" and the Rosary has been established. As in many cathedrals, there are Rosary confraternities and groups associated with the church, but no specific connection between this title and the Rosary appears in the sources consulted. Nevertheless, visiting the patron saint of the diocese is a fitting occasion for praying the Holy Rosary, the quintessential Marian prayer that accompanies devotion to the Mother of God under any of her titles.