Marian devotion
Virxe da Franqueira (Virgen de la Franqueira)
Marian title of A Cañiza (Galicia)
The devotion to the Virxe da Franqueira is of medieval root, according to tradition. The sources consulted do not provide specific documentation on their historical origin, so it is appropriate to distinguish what is tradition from what is documented.
Main data
Origin and history
The devotion to the Virxe da Franqueira is of medieval root, according to tradition. The sources consulted do not provide specific documentation on their historical origin, so it is appropriate to distinguish what is tradition from what is documented.
The image and the sanctuary
The image is venerated in the Santuario de A Franqueira, in the municipality of A Cañiza (Pontevedra), center of a major local Romeria. Other details about the image and the temple are not recorded in the sources consulted.
Sponsorship and coronation
The specific patronage and the possible canonical coronation are not mentioned in the sources consulted.
Party and devotion
The sanctuary is a place of great communal Romany. The precise date of the main party is not recorded in the sources consulted.
Link to the Rosary
The sources consulted do not mention a confraternity or practice of the Rosary uniquely linked to this devotion.
A flower for the Virgin
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