Our Lady of Montserrat
Our Lady of Montserrat, also known as the Virgin of Montserrat, is a Marian title associated with a statue of the Madonna and Child venerated at the Santa Maria de Montserrat monastery on Montserrat mountain in Catalonia, Spain. She is the patroness saint of Catalonia, an honour she shares with Saint George. Miracles have been attributed to the statue.
↻ synthesized from 2 sources
When
- First attested
- 1100 CE
- Attested period
- 1100 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Likely a Romanesque sculpture from the late 12th century.
Relationships
- allied with
- Saint George
- co occurs with
- La Moreneta, Virgin of Montserrat
Sources
Source passages
“After making a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Montserrat around 1203, Peter Nolasco went to Barcelona where he began to practise various works of charity.”
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“After making a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Montserrat around 1203, Peter Nolasco went to Barcelona where he began to practise various works of charity. Nolasco became concerned with the plight of Christians captured in Moorish raids and decided to establish the Merecedarians”
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