The Santuari del Corredor (Shrine of the Corredor) is a 16th-century
hermitage within the municipality of
Dosrius
Dosrius (, ) is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Maresme in
Catalonia, Spain, located in the interior of the comarca on the border with the Eastern Valleys, and is at the head of the Argentona Riera. The original name, first recorded in 963 ...
, Spain. The building is dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Joseph and the mother of Jesus. She is an important figure of Christianity, venerated under titles of Mary, mother of Jesus, various titles such as Perpetual virginity ...
, but takes its name from the Corredor hills in the
Natural Park of ''El Montnegre i el Corredor''.
[GARRIGA, JOAQUIM. (2002-2003). . ''Locus Amoenus'', UAB, núm. 6 (2002-2003), p. 187-22]
It is the annual destination of inhabitants of
Canyamars who every
May Day
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's March equinox, spring equinox and midsummer June solstice, solstice. Festivities ma ...
go there to celebrate the ending of an Influenza epidemic in the village in the 17th century.
References
Catholic pilgrimage sites
Corredor
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