Marian devotion
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
"The Lady of the Town" · La Orotava (Tenerife) · Crowned
En La Orotavain the north of Tenerife, it venerates Our Lady of Mount Carmelwhom the people call with reverence "the Lady of the Villa." Work attributed to Fernando Estévez, was canonically crowned in 1988.
Main data
History and origin
The devotion dates back to the early 17th century, linked to the Franchy family and the Franciscan convent of San Lorenzo Martir. After the Decriminalization of 1835, the image was transferred to the parish of Saint John the Baptist of the Farrobo, and in 1928 he passed to his present altarpiece. It is taken care of by the Enlightenment and Venerable Brotherhood of Nuestra Señora del Carmen Coronada, with about four thousand members, refounded in 1879. Our Lady is "Mayor, Honoraria and Perpetua" de la Villa.
The canonical coronation and the celebration
Adopted on 1 February 1988 by Bishop Damian Iguacen Borau, was crowned in solemn pontifical 17 July 1988in City Hall Square. Their holiday is the 16 July, con procesión.
Favors and popular devotion
La Orotava accompanies "the Lady of the Town" every July 16th and entrusts its needs to her, thanking her for favors kept in the devout memory of the Town, without this constituting a formal ecclesiastical declaration.
Mary, beauty of Carmel
In her advocation of Carmen, Mary shows herself Mother and protector of her children. She goes with him. Holy Rosarywith which the Virgin always leads us to her Son.
A flower for the Virgin
Say a Hail Mary for the town of La Orotava and for all who venerate this Marian devotion.
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