Marian devotion
Virgin of the Soledad
Marian title of Torrejón de Ardoz (Community of Madrid)
Civil Patron of Torrejón de Ardoz, documented since at least 1735 (Archivo de Toledo, 1737). Procesione at Easter (Wednesday, Thursday and Good Friday) and September 14. Torrejón is the only municipality in Spain with two crowned Virgin Islands (Soledad and Loreto).
Main data
Origin and history
Civil Patron of Torrejón de Ardoz, documented since at least 1735 (Archivo de Toledo, 1737). Procesione at Easter (Wednesday, Thursday and Good Friday) and September 14. Torrejón is the only municipality in Spain with two crowned Virgin Islands (Soledad and Loreto).
The image and the sanctuary
Image venerated in the parish or main hermitage of Torrejón de Ardoz, in the region of Campiña-Henares (Community of Madrid).
Sponsorship and coronation
Torrejon Patron of Ardoz. Canonical coronation on May 14, 2022 in the Plaza Mayor, presided over by the bishop of Alcalá de Henares.
Party and devotion
September 14. Also on Easter.
Link to the Rosary
The sources consulted do not show a specific or unique link between this devotion and the Rosary.
A flower for the Virgin
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