Marian devotion

Our Lady of the Remedies of Hornachos

Marian Invocation of Hornachos (Extremadura)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Remedies is the patron of Hornachos (Badajoz), the village of the Land of Barros with a remarkable Moorish past. His hermitage is the center of the Marian devotion of the people.

Main data

Place: Hornachos (Extremadura, Spain)

Origin and history

Our Lady of Remedies is the patron of Hornachos (Badajoz), the village of the Land of Barros with a remarkable Moorish past. His hermitage is the center of the Marian devotion of the people.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in the hermitage of Our Lady of the Remedies of Hornachos. There is no detailed artistic description in the sources consulted.

Sponsorship and coronation

Hornachos' patron. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

His patron parties are held in September, with a main feast on the 8th, Nativity of the Virgin. Devotion to his patron is one of the most loved features of the identity of the people.

Link to the Rosary

The Mother of the Remedies of Hornachos is prayed to the Rosary as a medicine of the soul, a safe remedy in the trials of life.

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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