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, is "D ...
, Spain. The building is dedicated to the
Blessed Virgin
Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...
, but takes its name from the Corredor hills in the
Natural Park of ''El Montnegre i el Corredor''.
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 spring equinox and summer solstice. Festivities may also be held the night before, known as May Eve. Tr ...
go there to celebrate the ending of an Influenza epidemic in the village in the 17th century.
References
* GARRIGA, JOAQUIM. (2002-2003). . ''Locus Amoenus'',
UAB, núm. 6 (2002-2003), p. 187-227.
Catholic pilrimage sites
Corredor
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