Our Lady of the Rosary of Limpees
In the parish church of St. Peter of Limpees, erected in the early 17th century and declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1983, the image of Our Lady of the Rosary occupies a place of honor in the ship of the Gospel. The size, of fine features and great serenity, represents a young mother who presents her Son and offers the rosary with an extended right arm, and is attributed to the granadino Alonso Cano. The same temple houses the Holy Christ of the Agony and, in the ship of the epistle, an image of the well-appeared Virgin, patron of the Diocese of Santander.
🌹 Wonders and anecdotes
- The church of San Pedro de Limpees, built in the early 17th century by the master Francisco de Hazas in late Gothic and Renaissance style, received in 1664 a proud Baroque cover that marks its character as a pilgrimage sanctuary.
- The altarpiece of Our Lady of the Rosary, a churrigueresque work of the workshop Clementas- Lando executed by Francisco de la Piedra in the mid-18th century, welcomes the Marian image flanked by San Ramón Nonato, San Ignacio de Loyola and, in the upper body, Santo Domingo de Guzmán, founder of the Order that propagated the prayer of the rosary.
- The title image of the Virgin of the Rosary is attributed to the granadino Alonso Cano (1601-1667), one of the great teachers of the Spanish baroque, whose influence sculpted in polychrome wood gave this size a unique serenity and tenderness.
- The main altarpiece, in a rococo style and dated around 1777, was paid for by Don Diego de la Piedra, gentleman of the Order of Santiago, who in his will set up "the image of Our Redeemer agonizing on the Cross, that of His Most Holy Mother and that of the Evangelist San Juan," forming the famous sculptural group of Calvary.
- From March 30, 1919, the famous wonders attributed to the Christ of Agony began in this temple: many witnesses claimed to see the eyes and face of the image moving, attracting in the following years tens of thousands of pilgrims and personalities from all over Spain and abroad.
- In the last section of the epistle ship, the visitor receives an image of the well-appeared Virgin, patron of the Diocese of Santander, making this temple a meeting point for the two great Marian and Christological devotions of Cantabria.
Our Lady of the Rosary
The parish church of Saint Peter the Apostle of Limpees, known as the Sanctuary of the Holy Christ of Agony, is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in Cantabria. Among his Baroque altarpieces he retains the image of Our Lady of the Rosary, a size attributed to Alonso Cano, which shows the Mother of God young and serene offering the rosary. The note that originated this route referred to "Our Lady of Consolation," an advocation that is not documented in Limpees; the verifiable and main Marian advocation of the temple is that of the Rosary. The building was declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1983.
"Mother of the Rosary of Limpees, intercede on those who walk this way in search of peace; lead us with your serenity to your Son Jesus Christ.
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