Our Lady of the Rosary of Fontanellato

Marian vocation of Fontanellato (Emilia-Romaña)

The invocation Our Lady of the Rosary of Fontanellato —en italiano, Blessed Virgin of the Rosary— is connected sanctuary of the Servants of Mary in Fontanellato (Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)where a Marian image is venerated from ancient to graces and wonders attributed to its intercession. The local tradition presents it as a special protector of the place and its devotional environment.

Main data

Origin and history

The invocation Our Lady of the Rosary of Fontanellato —en italiano, Blessed Virgin of the Rosary— is connected sanctuary of the Servants of Mary in Fontanellato (Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy)where a Marian image is venerated from ancient to graces and wonders attributed to its intercession. The local tradition presents it as a special protector of the place and its devotional environment.

The documentation available does not clearly state the oldest details of the origin of the image or a complete chronology of its implementation in Fontanellato; therefore, these ends should be left in no consta if they are not contrasted with sources of the sanctuary or the diocese. On the other hand, the existence of a strong public devotion to the image and its solemn recognition with the coronation of 1907.

The image and the sanctuary

The venerated image is a image of the Virgin of the Rosary; in the sources consulted, the exact material, dimensions and a detailed iconographic description of the size or canvas are not safely included in this context, and such data should be shown as no consta until they cross with the sanctuary.

Se la venera en el sanctuary of the Servants of Mary of Fontanellato, linked to servite spirituality and local Marian devotion. In the sources provided it is not accurately recorded if this temple has the condition of minor basilica, diocesan sanctuary o National sanctuary; that rating should therefore be indicated as no consta if not verified in specific ecclesial documentation.

Sponsorship and coronation

Blessed Vergine of the Rosary is venerated as patron of Fontanellato.

Consta una coronation in 1907 by Pius X. In the sources provided, the details of the pontifical delegate or the complete act of the ceremony are not available; therefore, outside the year and the pontifice, the other details must be presented with caution or as no consta.

Party and devotion

The main party is held first Sunday of October, a date that harmonizes with the liturgical tradition of the month of the Rosary.

Local devotion is characterized by veneration to the crowned image, the memory of the wonders attributed to their intercession and the community dimension of a patron Marian sanctuary. The sources consulted do not contain reliable data on annual inflow, mass pilgrimages or specific popular traditions; these ends should be left as no consta if they are not documented in the sanctuary or in the diocese.

Link to the Rosary

El vínculo con el Rosary is direct and central: the advocation itself is presented as Blessed Virgin of the Rosary, which places it within the great Marian tradition that unites the contemplation of the mysteries of Christ with the intercession of Mary.

In general Marian key, the Rosary accompanies this devotion because it expresses in a prayer the Church's confidence in Mary as a guide to Christ; therefore, in rosarian shrines like this, the prayer of the Rosary is often the most natural channel of popular piety.