Virgen del Carmen: Patron Saint of the Venezuelan Army

Every July 16, Venezuela celebrates the day of the patron saint of the Venezuelan Army, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, known as Our Lady of Mount Carmel, known as Our Lady of Mount Carmel. She is also venerated in various parts of the country.

The story originates in the year 1251, and relates that the image of the virgin appeared to Saint Simon Stock, superior general of the Order, to whom he gave his habits and the scapular, the main sign of the Carmelite Marian cult.

In the state of Trujillo it is one of the most popular devotions and the pilgrimage center is located adjacent to Plaza Bolívar in the Boconó municipality and is called the Church of Our Lady of Carmen, according to AVN.

However, it is on Margarita Island that the Chapel of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is located.

It is important to highlight that devotion to the Virgin extends to other countries in Europe and America, including Spain, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama and Peru.

Mazo News Team