Marian devotion

Our Lady of Higuera the Royal Relief

Marian Invocation of Higuera la Real (Extremadura)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Relief is the patron of Higuera la Real (Badajoz), in the Sierra Southwest, next to the Andalusian line. It's venerated in his Hermitage of Help.

Main data

Place: Higuera la Real (Extremadura, Spain)

Origin and history

Our Lady of Relief is the patron of Higuera la Real (Badajoz), in the Sierra Southwest, next to the Andalusian line. It's venerated in his Hermitage of Help.

The image and the sanctuary

It is venerated in the hermitage of Our Lady of Help of Higuera the Royal.

Sponsorship and coronation

Higuera the Real Patron. No canonical coronation.

Party and devotion

His parties honor the Virgin of Help, help and protection of his people. Devotion to his patron is a sign of the identity of the people.

Link to the Rosary

«Socorro» es el grito del que se sabe necesitado: ante la Virgen del Socorro, el Rosario es la mano tendida del hijo que pide y de la Madre que acude.

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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