Marian devotion
Our Lady of El Paular of Rascafrera
Marian title of Rascafría (Community of Madrid)
Recognized by the Church
Our Lady of El Paular is the title of the Royal Monastery of Santa María de El Paular, in Rascafría (Madrid), in the Lozoya Valley. It was the first cartel founded in Castile, in 1390, at the will of King Henry II, and since 1954 it has been a Benedictine priori.
Main data
Origin and history
Our Lady of El Paular is the title of the Royal Monastery of Santa María de El Paular, in Rascafría (Madrid), in the Lozoya Valley. It was the first cartel founded in Castile, in 1390, at the will of King Henry II, and since 1954 it has been a Benedictine priori.
The image and the sanctuary
It is venerated in the Monastery of Santa María de El Paular, a monumental jewel of the Lozoya valley.
Sponsorship and coronation
Marian title to the monastery of El Paular. No canonical coronation.
Party and devotion
His devotion is lived at the pace of the Benedictine monastic life that keeps the sanctuary. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the people.
Link to the Rosary
In the silence of the card, the monks pray to Mary without ceasing; the Rosary makes us enter into that praying silence, where the soul is filled with God.
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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