Marian devotion
Our Lady of the Rosary of Rota
Marian Advocation of Rota (Andalusia)
Recognized by the Church
Nuestra Señora del Rosario es la patrona de Rota (Cádiz), villa marinera de la Bahía. Es considerada patrona «desde tiempo inmemorial», con referencias documentadas ya en 1653.
Main data
Origin and history
Nuestra Señora del Rosario es la patrona de Rota (Cádiz), villa marinera de la Bahía. Es considerada patrona «desde tiempo inmemorial», con referencias documentadas ya en 1653.
The image and the sanctuary
It is venerated in Rota; the image is given the title of Coronada.
Sponsorship and coronation
Rota's boss. It was canonically crowned on 25 March 2003 by the Bishop of Asidonia- Jerez.
Party and devotion
Its patronal parties culminate with the processional exit of the Virgin of the Rosary through the roundabout streets. Devotion is a sign of the identity of the people.
Link to the Rosary
How beautiful that the patron of Rota is the Virgin of the Rosary! To pray here is to greet the Mother by her own name, prayer and advocation in the same crown.
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.
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