Marian devotion
Virxe do Faro (Virxe del Faro)
Marian Advocation of Mazaricos (Galicia)
Devotion to the Virxe do Faro is a local tradition rooted in Mazaricos (A Coruña), linked to a mountain sanctuary. The sources consulted do not require their documentary origin, so it is appropriate to distinguish what is tradition from what is historically documented.
Main data
Origin and history
Devotion to the Virxe do Faro is a local tradition rooted in Mazaricos (A Coruña), linked to a mountain sanctuary. The sources consulted do not require their documentary origin, so it is appropriate to distinguish what is tradition from what is historically documented.
The image and the sanctuary
The image is venerated in the Saintuary of the Virxe do Faro, in the municipality of Mazaricos, mountain sanctuary very linked to the local romaneries. 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 very linked to the roseries of the region. 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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