Marian devotion

Our Lady of Bethlehem of Pilas

Marian title of Pilas (Andalusia)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Bethlehem is the patron of Pilas (Seville), in the Aljarafe- County.

Main data

Place: Pilas (Andalusia, Spain)
Party: 25 January
Canon coronation: 1996

Origin and history

Our Lady of Bethlehem is the patron of Pilas (Seville), in the Aljarafe- County.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in his hermitage of Our Lady of Bethlehem of Pillas; the image is crowned.

Sponsorship and coronation

Pile Patron. Canonically crowned in 1996 by the Archbishop of Seville, Fra. Carlos Amigo Vallejo.

Party and devotion

Its parties are held between January 25 and February 2, around the Candelaria. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the people.

Link to the Rosary

Bethlehem is where the Bread became flesh; to pray the Rosary before the Virgin of Bethlehem is to contemplate the portal where Mary gave us the Savior of the world.

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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