Our Lady of Fuensanta of Alcaudete

Advocación mariana de Alcaudete (Andalucía)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Fuensanta is the patron saint of Alcaudete (Jaén), venerated in the town since the early years of the Christian reconquest. According to oral tradition, the beginning of her devotion is associated with a miracle that occurred on the outskirts of the town during military confrontations, at the site where her hermitage was later built.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of Fuensanta is the patron saint of Alcaudete (Jaén), venerated in the town since the early years of the Christian reconquest. According to oral tradition, the beginning of her devotion is associated with a miracle that occurred on the outskirts of the town during military confrontations, at the site where her hermitage was later built.

The image and the sanctuary

She is venerated in her hermitage of Fuensanta in Alcaudete. The town considers her its patron saint and perpetual mayoress, and the image is crowned.

Sponsorship and coronation

Patron saint of Alcaudete. The image is known as the Crowned One.

Party and devotion

Alcaudete celebrates its patron saint during its April and August festivals. Devotion to her is a defining characteristic of the town.

Link to the Rosary

From the "holy fountain" springs water that heals; the Rosary is that fountain of grace that Mary makes flow, decade by decade, upon those who come to her with thirst for God.