Marian devotion

Our Lady of the Rosary

Marian devotion of Soto del Real (Community of Madrid)

Patron saint of Soto del Real. Devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary has been documented in the parish since the 16th century. The image is a dressed statue, with a small carving from the 15th century.

Main data

Place: Soto del Real (Community of Madrid, Spain)

Origin and history

Patron saint of Soto del Real. Devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary has been documented in the parish since the 16th century. The image is a dressed statue, with a small carving from the 15th century.

The image and the sanctuary

Image venerated in the main parish or hermitage of Soto del Real, in the Lozoya-Somosierra region (Community of Madrid).

Sponsorship and coronation

Patron saint of Soto del Real. No canonical coronation is recorded.

Party and devotion

First Sunday of October.

Link to the Rosary

The sources consulted do not show a specific or unique link between this devotion and the Rosary.

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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