Our Lady of Montserrat
The Virgin of Montserrat was declared patron saint of Catalonia by Pope Leo XIII. Etymologically means "serrated mountain." It comes from French. Among a sea of natural beauty, rocks, peaks and shrines stands the shrine of the Virgin of Montserrat that appears in the ninth century. During the time of the abbots Oliva Ripoll and spread a lot .. The latter gave a huge boost to his cult. Practically, since it so far remains in place, and thousands and thousands of pilgrims from Catalonia, Spain and abroad spend days or hours praying before Moreneta of Serra. And from then until now is a great expansion of this Marian devotion. Pope Leo XIII granted the privilege to be the first Virgin crowned and named patroness of Catalonia. References: Catholic.Net The world of legend is no stranger to all these virgins. This, for example, is attributed to Luke. He says it was he who carved or carved. Virgin is a very beautiful Romanesque and Child on her knees in an attitude of blessing to al...