Marian devotion
Our Lady of the Coronada Carmen of San Fernando
Marian title of San Fernando (Andalusia)
Recognized by the Church
Our Lady of Carmen is the patron of San Fernando (Cadiz), the city of the Navy. For its marine and military character, the Virgin of Carmen, patron of the sailors, is also patron of the Spanish Navy.
Main data
Origin and history
Our Lady of Carmen is the patron of San Fernando (Cadiz), the city of the Navy. For its marine and military character, the Virgin of Carmen, patron of the sailors, is also patron of the Spanish Navy.
The image and the sanctuary
It is venerated in the church of the Carmen de San Fernando; the image is given the title of Coronada.
Sponsorship and coronation
Patrona de San Fernando for a pontifical reconstitution of Benedict XV (June 14, 1920); Mayor Honoraria Perpetua since 1955.
Party and devotion
His feast, on July 16, filled with sea and devotion the island streets. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the people.
Link to the Rosary
The scapular of Carmen is like a Rosary made a habit; in a city of sea, to pray it is to cast the anchor of the soul in Mary, Star of the seas.
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.
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