Our Lady of the Rosary, venerated in the Chapel of the Rosary annexed to the temple of Santo Domingo de Puebla

Marian devotion of Puebla (Puebla)

It does not contain, in accessible sources, an own and differentiated history of Our Lady of the Rosary venerated in the Chapel of the Rosary of Puebla (department of Puebla, Colombia). The historical and artistic references found on a "Chapel of the Rosary, annexed to the temple of Santo Domingo, jewel summit of the New Hispanic Baroque, called the 17th century 'Golden House'" clearly correspond to the famous Dominican ensemble of the city of Puebla de los Angeles, in Mexico, not to Colombia.

Main data

Origin and history

It does not contain, in accessible sources, an own and differentiated history of Our Lady of the Rosary venerated in the Chapel of the Rosary of Puebla (department of Puebla, Colombia). The historical and artistic references found on a "Chapel of the Rosary, annexed to the temple of Santo Domingo, jewel summit of the New Hispanic Baroque, called the 17th century 'Golden House'" clearly correspond to the famous Dominican ensemble of the city of Puebla de los Angeles, in Mexico, not to Colombia.

As a result, the entire rich Baroque, Dominican and artistic tradition of the Chapel of the Rosary of Santo Domingo de Puebla (Mexico) cannot simply move to a homonymous sanctuary located in the Colombian municipality of Puebla: there is no documentation that proves a direct historical link, or that the Colombian church is a national sanctuary, or that officially reproduces the title "Casa de Oro" given to the Mexican population temple.

Since the invocation is universal Our Lady of the Rosaryits remote origin is inserted in the general Dominican history: it is paciously associated with the preaching of the Rosary by Holy Sunday of Guzmán and the battle of Lepanto, which motivated Saint Pius V to institute the feast of Our Lady of the Victories, then called Our Lady of the Rosary, on October 7. This is a documented history of the universal liturgical feast, but not specific to the sanctuary of Puebla (Colombia).

The image and the sanctuary

About the concrete image venerated under the title of Our Lady of the Rosary in the Chapel of the Rosary annexed to the temple of Santo Domingo de Puebla (Colombia) no verifiable data in the sources consulted: no reliable description of your type (sculpture / painting), material, or specific iconographic details (position, attributes, crowns, children, rosary, etc.).

There is also no official record of the temple of Santo Domingo de Puebla (Colombia) which confirms its canonical category (parish, simple conventual church, diocesan or national sanctuary, or minor basilica). It is not clear that he has received the title of minor basilica nor that it has been officially erected as National shrine of the Rosary.

By analogy of the advocation - not by direct data of the place - it can be said only that it is a temple in which the Virgin of the Rosary is usually venerated in connection with Dominican spirituality, as is the case in numerous temples of Santo Domingo in the world. Any additional details on architecture, altarpieces or interior decoration of this Chapel of the Rosary in Puebla (Colombia) no consta in accessible documentation.

Sponsorship and coronation

In the sources consulted no consta que Our Lady of the Rosary of the Chapel of the Rosary of Santo Domingo in Puebla (Colombia) has been formally proclaimed patron of the municipality, of the diocese or of a specific region with known canonical decree. The Virgin of the Rosary, in general, is patron of the Order of Preachers and of numerous cities and dioceses in the world, but no specific reference has been found to this particular place in Colombia.

On a canonical coronation (pontifical or diocesan) proper, with decree of the Holy See or of the local bishop for this specific image, does not contain a documented canonical coronation. The well-known and well-documented coronations of the Virgin of the Rosary refer to other famous images (Guatemala, Lima, Jujuy, etc.), not to that of the Chapel of the Rosary of Puebla (Colombia).

Party and devotion

La main party of Our Lady of the Rosary in the universal Church is celebrated the 7 October, memory of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Most Holy Rosary, initially established in connection with the victory of Lepanto and entrusted in a special way to the Order of Preachers. It is reasonable to assume that the Chapel of the Rosary of Santo Domingo in Puebla (Colombia) celebrates the Virgin on the same day, in line with the liturgical calendar, but no explicit confirmation of its own festive program has been found.

No specific data on organized pilgrimages, annual influx of fieles, ni popular traditions specific to this chapel in Puebla (Colombia): processions, solemn novies, aurora rosaries, etc., as they are documented in other rosarian shrines of Hispanoamerica. By the nature of the advocation, it is likely that novies and rosaries of the community will be organized around 7 October, but, in the absence of direct testimonies, the calendar and customs of the place cannot be detailed.

Link to the Rosary

The invocation itself, Our Lady of the Rosary, expresses an intrinsic relationship with the prayer of Holy Rosary. The liturgical feast of October 7 was born precisely to thank the favors obtained by the prayer of the Rosary, and the Virgin of the Rosary is considered patron of the Order of Preachers, which has spread it intensively throughout the world. Therefore, where Mary is venerated under this title, the Rosary is an essential part of the spirituality of the place, although detailed descriptions of each practice are not preserved.

In the specific case of the Chapel of the Rosary of Santo Domingo in Puebla (Colombia), no constan regulations or traditions on the Rosary prayer (specific times, canonically erected copradies, particular promises, etc.). However, from a general Marian perspective, this advocation invites you to contemplate the mysteries of the life of Christ in the hand of Mary: the Rosary, as "compendium of the Gospel," unites the community in the meditation of the joyful, luminous, painful and glorious mysteries, and makes the chapel a center of Marian prayer in communion with the universal Church.