Our Lady of the vineyards

Aranda de Duero's Patron

Our Lady of the Viñas is the patron of Aranda de Duero (Burgos), the heart of the Ribera del Duero, a region of long wine tradition to which he refers the title of the advocation. Its sanctuary is located in the countryside, in the surroundings of the vineyards of the Arandino term. Devotion has been rooted since ancient times in the villa; the details of the first origin of the image belong more to the pious tradition than to the documented history.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of the Viñas is the patron of Aranda de Duero (Burgos), the heart of the Ribera del Duero, a region of long wine tradition to which he refers the title of the advocation. Its sanctuary is located in the countryside, in the surroundings of the vineyards of the Arandino term. Devotion has been rooted since ancient times in the villa; the details of the first origin of the image belong more to the pious tradition than to the documented history.

The image and the sanctuary

The image is venerated in the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora de las Viñas, in the term of Aranda de Duero, in a place surrounded by vineyards characteristic of the Ribera del Duero. The sanctuary is the goal of Romry and the place of devotion of the Andes.

Sponsorship and coronation

She's a patron of Aranda de Duero. On the exact date of a canonical coronation there is no verifiable data on the sources consulted.

Party and devotion

The exact date of his main feast is not fully secure in the sources consulted, although devotion is expressed in the rosemary to the sanctuary. The Virgin of the Viñas is the center of the Marian piety of Aranda and its coastal region.

Link to the Rosary

The sources consulted do not show a specific link between this devotion and the Rosary.