Our Lady of the Departure

Patrona de Albox

Our Lady of the Salient is the patron of Albox (Almería) and one of the great Marian devotions of the north of the province, in the region of the Almanzora Valley. His sanctuary rises in the saw, in the area of the Salient, away from the urban core. Devotion has been rooted since ancient times in the region; the details of the first origin of the image belong more to the pious tradition than to the documented history, and should be presented as such.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of the Salient is the patron of Albox (Almería) and one of the great Marian devotions of the north of the province, in the region of the Almanzora Valley. His sanctuary rises in the saw, in the area of the Salient, away from the urban core. Devotion has been rooted since ancient times in the region; the details of the first origin of the image belong more to the pious tradition than to the documented history, and should be presented as such.

The image and the sanctuary

The image is venerated in the Sanctuary of Nuestra Señora del Saliente, in the saw of the Albox term, a monumental complex of great bearing located in the mountain, place of retreat and pilgrimage. Its isolated location, between mountain landscapes, gives the visit a character of recollection very specific to the sanctuary.

Sponsorship and coronation

She's a patron of Albox. On the exact date of a canonical coronation there is no verifiable data on the sources consulted.

Party and devotion

The exact date of his main feast is not fully secure in the sources consulted, although devotion is expressed in romanies and pilgrimages to the serrano sanctuary. The Virgin of the Salient is the center of the Marian piety of Albox and the villages of Almanzora.

Link to the Rosary

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