Our Lady of the Coronade Carmen

Cadiz · Church of Our Lady of Carmen and St. Teresa

In Cadiz it venerates Our Lady of the Coronade Carmen, a size of the 17th century work of Jacinto Pimentel, headline of one of the oldest and most entrenched archcophradies in the city. It is one of the canonically crowned Marian asvocations of Spain.

Main data

History and origin

The image was made by the sculptor Jacinto Pimentel in 1638, the same year that his brotherhood was formed. It is the holder of the Sacramental Archicofradry of Our Mother and Lady of Carmen, St. Teresa of Jesus and St. John of the Cross. With the arrival of the Barefoot Carmelites and the construction of their new temple, the image was moved in solemn procession. 23 March 1761. It became the "most supplied brotherhood of Cadiz," and the faithful came to impose the Holy Scapular and to register in it.

The canonical coronation and the celebration

The Virgin of Carmen de Cadiz received the canonical coronation, which incorporates it into the cast of Marian images so distinguished in Spain. Their holiday is the 16 Julythe day of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, with procession.

Favors and popular devotion

Under the scapular of Carmen, the Gaditans entrust Mary with her protection and thank her for the favors kept in the devout memory of the city, without this being a formal ecclesiastical statement.

Mary, flower of Carmel

El Carmen expresses Mary's maternal amparo over those who wear her scapular. To that same Mother goes with him Holy Rosarywith which the Virgin always leads us to her Son.