Our Lady of Remedies

Patron of the Diocese of Tenerife · Cathedral of La Laguna

En la Cathedral of San Cristóbal de La Laguna se venera a Our Lady of Remedies, principal patron of the Diocese of Tenerife and of the entire island. Image of about 1500, was canonically crowned in 1997, in the fifth centenary of the city.

Main data

History and origin

The origin of the image is controversial: there are hypotheses that place it in northern Europe, in Seville or in Tenerife itself. He assumed the advocation of the Remedies 21 April 1515and originally represented the Expectation of childbirth. When the diocese was erected, the Pope Pío VII He established his diocesan patronage in 1819. He is co-patron of San Fernando Rey and Santa Isabel of Portugal.

Traditions and singularities

The devotion to the Remedies gave rise in 1699 to the famous "roman ships", ship-shaped carriages thrown by oxen. Among the curiosities of the size, they are preserved in the body letters whose meaning no expert has managed to explain. The devout memory also recalls the vision of the servant of God Fra John of Jesus, who would have contemplated the Virgin by blessing the city from the towers.

The canonical coronation

It was canonically crowned the 7 September 1997as part of the celebration of the 500 anniversary of the foundation of La Laguna.

Favors and popular devotion

As "Remedia" of all need, the Virgin takes up the trust of the Tineffeans, who attribute to her favors kept in the grateful memory of the island, without this constituting a formal ecclesiastical declaration.

Mary, Christian remedy

To call upon Mary as "Remedies" is to recognize her help in need and comfort in the trial. She goes with him. Holy Rosarywith which the Virgin always leads us to her Son.