Marian devotion

Our Lady of the Angustias of Aranjuez

Marian Invocation of Aranjuez (Community of Madrid)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of the Angustias is the patron of Aranjuez (Madrid). His church, also called Alpajés, began to be built in 1681 under the direction of the architect Cristóbal Rodríguez de Jarama, in the old medieval district of Alpajés, then incorporated into the Royal Site.

Main data

Place: Aranjuez (Community of Madrid, Spain)

Origin and history

Our Lady of the Angustias is the patron of Aranjuez (Madrid). His church, also called Alpajés, began to be built in 1681 under the direction of the architect Cristóbal Rodríguez de Jarama, in the old medieval district of Alpajés, then incorporated into the Royal Site.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in the church of Our Lady of the Angustias (of Alpajés) of Aranjuez.

Sponsorship and coronation

Aranjuez's patron. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

Its procession is held in mid-September, a great devotional quote of the Royal Site. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the place.

Link to the Rosary

In the anguish, Mary remains firm by the cross; the painful mysteries of the Rosary teach us not to flee from pain, but to offer it with her.

A flower for the Virgin

It offers a simple prayer to this advocation. Pray a Hail Mary for Spain and for the peace of the world.

Pray Hail Mary
Sources: tradition of the sanctuary, diocesan information and Wikipedia in Spanish. The distinction between popular piety and documented ecclesial history is specific to this fact sheet; extraordinary accounts are presented as devotion and not as doctrinal pronunciation.

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