Marian devotion

Our Lady of Fatima of Saint Vincent of Alcantara

Marian vocation of San Vicente de Alcántara (Extremadura)
Recognized by the Church

Nuestra Señora de Fátima es la patrona de San Vicente de Alcántara (Badajoz), la «ciudad del corcho». Su devoción, relativamente reciente, arraigó con fuerza en el siglo XX: en 2024 se conmemoró el 70 aniversario de la llegada de la Virgen y de su ermita en los Canchos Blancos.

Main data

Place: San Vicente de Alcántara (Extremadura, Spain)
Party: 13 May

Origin and history

Nuestra Señora de Fátima es la patrona de San Vicente de Alcántara (Badajoz), la «ciudad del corcho». Su devoción, relativamente reciente, arraigó con fuerza en el siglo XX: en 2024 se conmemoró el 70 aniversario de la llegada de la Virgen y de su ermita en los Canchos Blancos.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in its hermitage of the area of the White Canchos, raised in 1954.

Sponsorship and coronation

Patroness of San Vicente de Alcántara since the mid-20th century. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

His pilgrimage is held on the second weekend of May; the feast of Fatima is on May 13. Devotion to his patron is one of the identity signs of the people.

Link to the Rosary

In Fatima the Virgin asked for the prayer of the Rosary every day; to honor it in Saint Vincent of Alcantara is to fulfill that desire, putting the world and peace in her hands.

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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