Our Lady of the Pompey Rosary of Greenwich Village

Marian devotion of New York (New York)

La advocación de Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeia was born in the valley of Pompeya, near Naples, in the second half of the 19th century; tradition and local history link it to the devotional impulse promoted by Bartolo Longo and the sanctuary raised there in honor of the Virgin of the Rosary. The feast of this advocation is celebrated 8 May.

Main data

Origin and history

La advocación de Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeia was born in the valley of Pompeya, near Naples, in the second half of the 19th century; tradition and local history link it to the devotional impulse promoted by Bartolo Longo and the sanctuary raised there in honor of the Virgin of the Rosary. The feast of this advocation is celebrated 8 May.

The reference to Greenwich Village, Nueva York, does not designate the origin of the advocation, but a concrete historical presence in the United States: la parroquia Our Lady of Tehran of the city of New York, founded for the Italian community, where it served santa Frances Cabrini. In this case it is appropriate to distinguish precisely between the universal advocation born in Pompeya (Italy) and its pastoral implantation in New York.

The image and the sanctuary

The documentation provided does not describe in technical detail the image venerated in Our Lady of Pompeii, Greenwich Village; therefore, no consta here safely the material, dimensions or a specific iconography of the local image. It is true that devotion is linked to the advocation of the Virgin of the Rosary of Pompeiawhose image is often represented as the Virgin with the Child and the Rosary, although this general description does not replace a documentary identification of the New York image.

The New York temple is the historical parish Our Lady of Pompeiiin Greenwich Village, associated with the Italian community and the memory of Saint Frances Cabrini. With the information available here, no consta which is a minor basilica, a national sanctuary or a diocesan sanctuary; it must be presented simply as historical parish.

Sponsorship and coronation

The patronage of this advocation is primarily related to the city of Pompeya and with devotion born in his Italian sanctuary; the source consulted does not document with certainty an official patronage specific to New York or an American diocese for this specific advocation. The fact sheet should therefore be indicated as the main patronage of the pompeyana tradition, and for Greenwich Village, no consta a documented official patronage.

As for canonical coronation, for this specific advocation in Greenwich Village, Nueva York, does not contain a documented canonical coronation in the sources consulted.

Party and devotion

La main party of Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeia is the 8 May. Devotion is closely linked to Rosaryand in its Italian historical context has spread as a form of subsidiary trust in the intercession of Mary through this prayer.

For the parish of Greenwich Village, the documentation provided confirms its value as historical church of the Italian community y su vínculo con santa Frances Cabrinibut no consta here is secure information about mass pilgrimages, inflow figures, or popular traditions of this parish community. If a prudent formulation for the tab is desired, it can be said to be a center of devotional memory and Italian-American identity, without adding unverified data.

Link to the Rosary

The link of this advocation with the Rosary es essentialbecause the Marian title itself identifies it as Our Lady of the Rosary of Pompeia. Devotion is born precisely around the Rosary as Marian prayer of supplication, contemplation and trust.

In the case of Greenwich Village, although they do not include in the sources consulted additional own practices to be detailed, the Marian reflection is clear: this advocation recalls that the Rosary is not only a repeated prayer, but a school of contemplation of Christ with Mary, especially in communities of migrants who found in this devotion a sign of identity, comfort and spiritual continuity.