Marian devotion
Virgin of the Henar
Marian title of Cuéllar (Castilla y León)
The devotion to the Virgin of Henar is located in the sanctuary located at the end of Cuéllar (Segovia), near Viloria del Henar (Valladolid). The sources consulted identify the sanctuary and its location, but the detailed historical account of its origin does not complete the accessible documentation, so it is appropriate to distinguish what is tradition from what is documented.
Main data
Origin and history
The devotion to the Virgin of Henar is located in the sanctuary located at the end of Cuéllar (Segovia), near Viloria del Henar (Valladolid). The sources consulted identify the sanctuary and its location, but the detailed historical account of its origin does not complete the accessible documentation, so it is appropriate to distinguish what is tradition from what is documented.
The image and the sanctuary
The image is venerated in the Sanctuary of the Virgin of the Henar, in the end of Cuéllar, near Viloria del Henar. The specific description of the image (author, date, materials) is not recorded in the sources consulted.
Sponsorship and coronation
The specific patronage and the possible canonical coronation are not mentioned in the sources consulted.
Party and devotion
The date of the main feast is not accurately recorded in the sources consulted, although the sanctuary is a place of devotion and Romeria in the region.
Link to the Rosary
The sources consulted do not mention a confraternity or practice of the Rosary uniquely linked to this devotion.
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