Our Lady of the Olive of Ejea de los Caballeros

Advocación mariana de Ejea de los Caballeros (Aragón)
✔ Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of the Olive is the patron saint of Ejea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza), in the Cinco Villas region. The image is a 14th-century Gothic carving in the Franco-Burgundian style, originally from the Monastery of Santa María de la Oliva (Carcastillo, Navarre), and brought to Ejea in 1600, where devotion to her had been established since the 12th century.

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Origin and history

Our Lady of the Olive is the patron saint of Ejea de los Caballeros (Zaragoza), in the Cinco Villas region. The image is a 14th-century Gothic carving in the Franco-Burgundian style, originally from the Monastery of Santa María de la Oliva (Carcastillo, Navarre), and brought to Ejea in 1600, where devotion to her had been established since the 12th century.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in the church of Our Lady of the Olive in Ejea de los Caballeros.

Patronage and coronation

Patron saint of Ejea de los Caballeros. No canonical coronation is recorded.

Celebration and devotion

Its patron saint festivities honor the Virgin of the Olive. Devotion to her is a defining characteristic of the town.

Link with the Rosary

The olive branch is a sign of peace; the Rosary is that dove that returns to the soul with the branch in its beak, announcing that the waters of evil have receded.