Marian devotion

Our Lady of the Carmen de Setenil de las Bodegas

Marian title of Setenil de las Bodegas (Andalusia)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Carmen is the patron of Setenil de las Bodegas (Cadiz), famous white village of houses excavated under the rock.

Main data

Place: Setenil de las Bodegas (Andalusia, Spain)

Origin and history

Our Lady of Carmen is the patron of Setenil de las Bodegas (Cadiz), famous white village of houses excavated under the rock.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in his hermitage of Our Lady of Carmen, from the 18th century.

Sponsorship and coronation

Stenile Patron of the Bodegas. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

Its patron parties are held in mid-July, around the Virgin of Carmen. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the people.

Link to the Rosary

Under the rock of Setenil, as in the cave of the heart, the Rosary is a lamp lit before Mary, which illuminates even the most hidden of the soul.

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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