Virgin of the Cobrera, venerated in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Cobrera

Marian Invocation of Paso del Rey (San Luis)

La Virgin of the Cobrera is a Marian invocation of local devotion in San Luis, Argentina, associated with the sanctuary located in the vicinity of King's Passon Provincial Route 39. The local press presents it as a growing devotion and a Marian pilgrimage center in the province.

Main data

Origin and history

La Virgin of the Cobrera is a Marian invocation of local devotion in San Luis, Argentina, associated with the sanctuary located in the vicinity of King's Passon Provincial Route 39. The local press presents it as a growing devotion and a Marian pilgrimage center in the province.

According to the press report, first apparition would have happened the 3 September 1994 en la casa de Miguel Ángel Escudero, former police chief of the province, in the police district of San Luis. This point falls within the scope of the tradition / devotion associated with the origin of the cult; there is no public ecclesiastical documentation in the sources consulted to present these facts as a strictly verified history.

In the news notes it is also stated that, after these initial events, devotion was moved to the shrine of Paso del Rey, where faithful come continuously. The sources consulted do not contain reliable data on canonical approval of the alleged phenomenon of origin.

The image and the sanctuary

The sources consulted identify the place of worship as "Sanctuary of the Virgin Mary of the Cobrera" o "Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Cobrera"located on a site on the Ruta Provincial 39on his way to Paso del Rey, in the province of San Luis.

A technical description of the image - type, material, dimensions or exact iconography - beyond its devotional identification as a Marian image venerated in that sanctuary. Nor does it know that it is minor basilica, National sanctuary o diocesan sanctuary with that legal-ecclesial rank; therefore, it must simply be stated as sanctuary / oratory of popular devotionwithout more documented canonical qualifications.

Sponsorship and coronation

No consta un Official patronage documented about a city, municipality, diocese or nation in the sources consulted.

It also does not contain a documented canonical coronation of this advocation; it should be stated by editorial prudence: does not contain a documented canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

A Fecha liturgica propia o specific main feast of the Virgin of the Cobrera in the revised sources.

If a living devotion, with frequent pilgrimages and a permanent influx of faithful to the sanctuary, described by the press as a place of prayer, silence and reflection. Local outreach publications also refer to the presence of hundreds of people on a permanent basis at certain times, but without a verifiable official figure.

The available sources also mention the Community practice of Holy Rosary in the sanctuary: a communication published in networks points to concrete times for his prayer on specified dates, which confirms a devotional life organized around this prayer.

Link to the Rosary

There is no unique historical association of this advocation with the Rosary beyond the devotional practice of the sanctuary itself. However, as in many Marian shrines, the Rosary It appears as a privileged way to accompany prayer before the Virgin, meditating with her the mysteries of Christ from a simple and popular Marian piety.

In this advocation, therefore, the Rosary can be presented with property as the prayer that orders and expresses Marian devotion of the sanctuary, but without giving it a specific origin that is not documented.