Marian devotion

Our Lady of Mount Carmel of Las Cabezas de San Juan

Marian Advocation of Las Cabezas de San Juan (Andalusia)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron saint of Las Cabezas de San Juan (Seville), a patronage she shares with Saint John the Baptist, the town's patron saint.

Main data

Place: Las Cabezas de San Juan (Andalusia, Spain)

Origin and history

Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the patron saint of Las Cabezas de San Juan (Seville), a patronage she shares with Saint John the Baptist, the town's patron saint.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in Las Cabezas de San Juan. There is no readily available detailed artistic description of the image.

Sponsorship and coronation

Patron saint of Las Cabezas de San Juan, along with Saint John the Baptist. No canonical coronation is recorded.

Party and devotion

Their festivities honor the Virgen del Carmen, who is much loved in the town. Devotion to her is a defining characteristic of the village.

Link to the Rosary

The Carmelite scapular is like a Rosary made into a habit, a sign of belonging to Mary; praying it is like dressing yourself each day in that maternal protection.

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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