Nuestra Señora del Prado
Redescubramos Lima: Admirabilis: La devocion mariana en el Peru. Austin: La Catedral, 1999.
Country
Perú
Description
Nuestra Señora de Prado was a small image brought to Perú in the year 1576 by Antonio Poblete, an appointee of the Spanish government. When he was widowed, he was ordained and built a public oratory near his house in 1602. After the oratory was built in Cercado, the image became a very popular devotion. The statue was later given to his daughter, who erected a shrine in honor of the Marian image in gratitude.
In 1625, the statue was gifted to the Archbishop by Poblete’s family who gave it to the nuns of the Augustinian Monastery to keep. The nuns decided to build a church to house the image, and the project resulted in one of Perú’s most beautiful Churches. You can still find the little image there today. The feast day of Nuestra Señora del Prado is December 18.
Reference:
Fondo Pro Recuperación del Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación. Redescubramos Lima: Mater Admirabilis: La Devoción Mariana En El Perú. Lima: Banco de Crédito del Perú, 1999.
Researched by Corinne M. Woodruff
Popular Devotions
Shrine
Feast Day: December 18th
Hail Mary
Dios te salve, María. Llena eres de gracia: El Señor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres.
Y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre: Jesús.
Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte.
Amen.