Our Lady of the Rosary

Marian title of Torres de la Alameda (Madrid Community)

Patrona de Torres de la Alameda, with chapel dedicated in the 17th century within the parish church of the Asunción (Renaissance building of the 16th century). The original Baroque altarpiece was donated by cleric Claudio Sanz and Torres, who became bishop of Almería; it was destroyed during the Civil War. The current altarpiece was paid by the neighbors in the post-war.

Main data

Origin and history

Patrona de Torres de la Alameda, with chapel dedicated in the 17th century within the parish church of the Asunción (Renaissance building of the 16th century). The original Baroque altarpiece was donated by cleric Claudio Sanz and Torres, who became bishop of Almería; it was destroyed during the Civil War. The current altarpiece was paid by the neighbors in the post-war.

The image and the sanctuary

Image venerated in the parish or main hermitage of Torres de la Alameda, in the region of Corredor del Henares (Community of Madrid).

Sponsorship and coronation

Torres de la Alameda pattern. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

First weekend of October.

Link to the Rosary

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