Marian devotion

Our Lady of Mount Cazalla de la Sierra

Marian title of Cazalla de la Sierra (Andalusia)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of the Mount is the patron of Cazalla de la Sierra (Seville), in the Sierra Norte. According to tradition, in 1635 a shepherd found his image among stones in front of the present hermitage, and on 19 August of that same year he was named patron of the people.

Main data

Place: Cazalla de la Sierra (Andalusia, Spain)

Origin and history

Our Lady of the Mount is the patron of Cazalla de la Sierra (Seville), in the Sierra Norte. According to tradition, in 1635 a shepherd found his image among stones in front of the present hermitage, and on 19 August of that same year he was named patron of the people.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in its hermitage of Our Lady of the Mount, in the heart of the saw, by the Huéznar River.

Sponsorship and coronation

Patrona de Cazalla de la Sierra since 1635. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

His rosemary is held on the second Sunday of August; the rosemary accompany the patron on foot, on a wagon or on a horse. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the people.

Link to the Rosary

On the top of the mountain, the Virgin is waiting; to go up to her is the image of the Rosary, a hill of oatmeal that culminates in the encounter with the Mother.

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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