Marian advocation venerated in the monastery of Montserrat
Virgin of Montserrat “La Moreneta”[1]
Our Lady of Montserrat
Our Lady of Montserrat Patroness of Catalonia
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine
Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey, Catalonia, Spain
Attributes
Statue painted in polychrome of Mary with the Christchild seated on the Throne of Wisdom holding an orb in her right hand[2]
Patronage
Catalonia
Our Lady of Montserrat or the Virgin of Montserrat (Catalan: Mare de Déu de 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,[3][4] an honour she shares with Saint George (Sant Jordi in Catalan).[5][6] Miracles have been attributed to the statue.[7]
Pope Leo XIII granted the image a canonical coronation on 11 September 1881. The image is one of the Black Madonnas of Europe, hence its familiar Catalan name, La Moreneta ("the little dark-skinned one" or "the little dark one"). Believed by some to have been carved in Jerusalem in the early days of the Church, it is more likely a Romanesque sculpture in wood from the late 12th century.[8]
An 18th-century polychromed statue of the same image is also displayed in Saint Peter's basilica, previously stored in the Vatican Museums, which was gifted by President of Brazil João Goulart on the papal election of Pope Paul VI in 1963. The image has been on display for papal masses since the pontificate of Pope Benedict XVI.
^"The Mystery of Montserrat: A Sacred Mountain of Christianity". Catholic Exchange. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
^Cite error: The named reference Roccosalvo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"Our Lady", on the official "Visit Montserrat Monastery" website (in Catalan, Spanish, English, French and Russian). She was declared the Patron Saint of Catalonia by Pope Leo XIII in 1881.
^"The Feast", under "Spirituality", on the official Montserrat Monastery website (in Catalan, Spanish and English).
^"Tradition in Catalonia", in the Sant Jordi 2014 section of the Catalan Government's website (in Catalan, Spanish and English).
^"Els Patrons de Catalunya", Archdiocese of Barcelona (text in Catalan).
^"A Real-Life Miracle on Spain's Montserrat Mountain". City Wonders.
^Simonis, Damien. Spain, Lonely Planet, 2009 (page 367) ISBN 174179000X
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