Marian devotion
Virgin of Loreto
Marian title of Torrejón de Ardoz (Community of Madrid)
A patron of the Spanish Air Army from the Royal Order of Alfonso XIII (December 7, 1920), with a special presence in Torrejón de Ardoz for its air base. The devotion has origin in the medieval tradition (13th century) of the Holy House of Nazareth, which was moved by angels to Loreto (Italy) on the night of 9-10 December 1294. The main avenue next to the base is named after it.
Main data
Origin and history
A patron of the Spanish Air Army from the Royal Order of Alfonso XIII (December 7, 1920), with a special presence in Torrejón de Ardoz for its air base. The devotion has origin in the medieval tradition (13th century) of the Holy House of Nazareth, which was moved by angels to Loreto (Italy) on the night of 9-10 December 1294. The main avenue next to the base is named after it.
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
Patron of the Spanish Air Army since 1920. There is no canonical coronation in Torrejón.
Party and devotion
December 10th.
Link to the Rosary
The sources consulted do not show a specific or unique link between this devotion and the Rosary.
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