Our Lady of the Granate

Marian title of Capaccio- Paestum (Campania)

It does not include, in accessible and verifiable sources, a specific historical documentation on the Invocation of Our Lady of the Granate / Madonna of the Granate as patron of Capaccio-Paestum (Salerno, Campania, Italy) venerated in a sanctuary of Mount Calpazio in the territory of Colombia. The known references to this advocation place veneration in Capaccio‐Paestum (Campania, Italy)and not in a "department of Campania" in Colombia, an entity that does not exist administratively.

Main data

Origin and history

It does not include, in accessible and verifiable sources, a specific historical documentation on the Invocation of Our Lady of the Granate / Madonna of the Granate as patron of Capaccio-Paestum (Salerno, Campania, Italy) venerated in a sanctuary of Mount Calpazio in the territory of Colombia. The known references to this advocation place veneration in Capaccio‐Paestum (Campania, Italy)and not in a "department of Campania" in Colombia, an entity that does not exist administratively.

In the Italian tradition, Madonna del Granato is linked to the Capaccio-Paestum and to an old pagan field related to the cult of Hera/Junowhose great classical sanctuary was located precisely in the area of Paestum. However, in the usual sources (diocese, sanctuary, official documents, repertory of advocations, Catholic press) consulted online no constanin an accessible manner, precise chronological data or accounts developed on the origin of this advocation or on its arrival or possible implementation in Colombia.

Therefore, from the historical - documentary point of view available, it can only be said with certainty that it is an advocation of Italian origin, associated with Capaccio-Paestum and the symbolology of pomegranate; everything concerning a location in a "department of Campania, Colombia" not documented and should be considered, in the absence of evidence, as no verificado.

The image and the sanctuary

The sources consulted on Marian advocacy with the title "Granada / Granate" describe, in general, images of the Virgin with the Child Jesus and holding a grenade, symbol of fertility, unity and abundancebut these descriptions refer mainly to Spanish images (for example, the Virgin of Granada in Seville, Huelva, Badajoz or Granada). For the Madonna del Granato de Capaccio-Paestum has not been located in accessible sources, safe technical descriptions (author, date, material, style) or a complete iconographic sheet; therefore, no consta with rigor the exact typology of the venerated image as a patron linked to Mount Calpazio.

In the same way, no verifiable information on the official name, canon range (minor basilica, national or diocesan sanctuary) nor precise architectural characteristics of a Marian sanctuary under this title in "Capaccio-Paestum, department of Campania, Colombia." The references that are found in other contexts speak of hermitage or sanctuaries of "Nuestra Señora de la Granada / Granado" in Spain or Italy, but do not mention a specific Colombian sanctuary with these data.

En consecuencia, para esta ficha: – Tipo de imagen: does not consist of documented accuracy. – Material (madera, piedra, estuco, etc.): no consta. – Rasgos iconográficos detallados: más allá del dato general de la grenade as attribute, no constan descripciones específicas verificables. – Santuario/templo concreto en Colombia: no consta in the sources consulted.

Sponsorship and coronation

Marian sources point out that there are patterns with the similar title of Virgin of Granada in various locations (for example, in Guillena and in La Puebla del Río, in Spain), where the Virgin of Granada is life-long employer and mayor. However, these reports refer to Spanish contexts, no a Capaccio‐Paestum ni a Colombia.

About a patronage specific de Our Lady of the Granate / Madonna of the Granate as patron of Capaccio-Paestum and, less so, of a civil or ecclesiastical entity in Colombia, no verifiable documentation in accessible sources. There may be a consolidated local Italian tradition, but no official data (diocesan decree, pontifical proclamation, etc.) are currently available and can be strictly cited.

As for the canonical coronationthe sources consulted do not contain any clear mention of a documented canonical coronation of the Madonna of the Granate of Capaccio-Paestum and of a homonymous image in Colombia. By fidelity to the above rules:

– Coronación canónica: does not contain a documented canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

In the tradition mentioned for the Madonna of the Granate, the main feast is located in the first Sunday of Septemberbut this data no appears corroborated explicitly in the sources consulted (diocese, sanctuary, official online repertories), so cannot be said with full certainty. Since many Mediterranean Marian advocates celebrate their feast around the Nativity of the Virgin (8 September), the location in those days could be considered verosimilbut it would still be a fact no documentado in accessible sources.

About pilgrimages, number of faithful, processions, promises and popular traditions in a possible sanctuary of Mount Calpazio linked to Capaccio-Paestum in a Colombian context, no verifiable information. The descriptions of romanias and parties that are found in relation to the Virgin of Granada refer, again, to celebrations in Spain (processions on 8 September, double procession in Guillena, etc.), without mention to Capaccio-Paestum or Colombia.

Por tanto, para esta ficha debe entenderse: – Fiesta principal: No documented (la referencia al primer domingo de septiembre no está confirmada en las fuentes consultadas). – Peregrinaciones y romerías: no verifiable data. – Tradiciones populares específicas (bailes, ofrendas, exvotos, etc.): no constan in available sources.

Link to the Rosary

In the Marian and ecclesial sources consulted, a explicit and documented relationship between the advocation of Our Lady of the Granate / Madonna of the Granate and a particular form of the Rosary (specific co-fradies of the Rosary under this title, own indulgences, etc.). It should therefore be made clear that does not contain a historical or legal link of its own with the Rosary beyond the general relationship of every Marian advocation with this prayer.

However, from the Marian spirituality of the Church, the Rosary He accompanies and sustains all devotion to the Virgin, whatever her advocation. In the case of an image of Mary carrying a pomegranate, symbol of fertility, unity of the many grains in one fruit and abundance of life, the Rosary can be seen as:

– Una oración que unites multiple avemarias in one spiritual "fruit", como los granos de la granada y de las cuentas del rosario. – Un camino para meditar los mysteries of Christ's life with Mary, pidiendo la fecundidad espiritual de la Iglesia y de las familias cristianas. – Un instrumento de intercession by the unitin analogy with the grains gathered in a single fruit, a sign of ecclesial communion.

Thus, even if there is no particular documented tradition, devotion to Our Lady of the Granate can be fully integrated into the great current of the Rosarywhere Christ is the center and Mary leads, as Mother, to the contemplation of her Son.