Our Lady of the Thorn

Marian Advocation of Soria (Castilla y León)

Our Lady of Espino is a venerated Marian advocation in the city of Soria, linked to the church of Our Lady of Espino and a traditional place of devotion. Tradition links the name to the apparition or finding of the image in relation to a thorn, a pious account frequent in this type of advocacy that should be distinguished from the documented history. What is settled is the arraigo of worship in Soria capital.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of Espino is a venerated Marian advocation in the city of Soria, linked to the church of Our Lady of Espino and a traditional place of devotion. Tradition links the name to the apparition or finding of the image in relation to a thorn, a pious account frequent in this type of advocacy that should be distinguished from the documented history. What is settled is the arraigo of worship in Soria capital.

The image and the sanctuary

The image is cultivated in Soria, in the church of Our Lady of the Espino, the historic temple of the city located in a traditional environment of Sorian devotion. It is one of the Marian places characteristic of the capital.

Sponsorship and coronation

On a formal patronage and the exact date of a canonical coronation there is no verifiable data in the sources consulted.

Party and devotion

Its main party is around September, although the precise date is not fully secure in the sources consulted. The devotion to the Virgin of the Espino lives in Soria as part of her traditional Marian piety.

Link to the Rosary

The sources consulted do not show a specific link between this devotion and the Rosary.