{"id":2628,"date":"2016-09-26T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T21:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/?p=2628"},"modified":"2016-09-26T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-26T22:00:31","slug":"why-is-our-lady-of-the-rosary-so-special-for-san-blas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/blog\/why-is-our-lady-of-the-rosary-so-special-for-san-blas\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is Our Lady of the Rosary so special for San Blas?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October is a very special month for Catholic people in <strong>San Blas<\/strong>, as the traditional festival is celebrated in honor of <strong>Our Lady of the Rosary,<\/strong> alias <strong>&#8220;The Sailor&#8221;.<\/strong> Here below, is a little of history about what connects this beautiful port to its patron saint.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It all began in 1208, when the<strong> Virgin Mary<\/strong> suddenly appeared to <strong>Saint Dominic of Guzman<\/strong> along with a rosary, teaching him how to pray it and asking him to inculcate it among the parishioners, in order to cut heresy down and increase the faith of believers through this prayer.<\/p>\n<p>However, it was not until October 7th, 1571, that<strong>\u00a0Pope Pius V<\/strong> officially announced this day to venerate Our Lady of the Rosary, this thanks to the belief that her protection had achieved the important victory of the Christians over the Ottomans during the <strong>Battle of Lepanto.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this reason, the Virgin of the Rosary was adopted by the <strong>Spanish Navy<\/strong> as their patron saint, giving her the nickname<\/span><strong><i> &#8220;Galeona&#8221;<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (The galleon) with special veneration in the city of <strong>Cadiz,<\/strong> Andalusia, traditionally the departing port for vessels coming to <strong>New Spain<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2626\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2626\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2626\" src=\"http:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;The Sailor's Old Temple&quot; V\u00eda Mediakit.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266-220x165.jpg 220w, https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266-460x345.jpg 460w, https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/photo974098673383352266-114x86.jpg 114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The Sailor&#8217;s Old Temple&#8221; V\u00eda Mediakit.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, San Blas being the<a href=\"https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/the-true-story-of-san-blas-pier\/\"><strong> most important Pacific port for the Spanish Crown<\/strong><\/a>, strongly adopted devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary, naming her affectionately: <\/span><strong><i>\u201cLa Marinera\u201d<\/i><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (The Sailor), who took care of the missionaries that ventured to conquer the lands of Alta and Baja California, as well as commercial galleons coming from the Far East.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since then, every <strong>October 7th<\/strong> there is a feast in this port! Three days earlier, the celebration begins with the <strong>Triduum of Masses<\/strong>, right in the <strong>Parish of San Blas,<\/strong> located in town&#8217;s main square, where the crowned image of the Virgin is placed, concluding with a pilgrimage to the ruins of the old temple at <a href=\"https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/what-happened-at-contaduria-mountain\/\"><strong>Contaduria Mountain.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do not miss this great celebration! Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/sanblasrivieranayarit.com\/en\/evento\/nuestra-senora-del-rosario-la-marinera\/\"><strong>events program<\/strong><\/a> and plan your next visit to this magical hideout of the <strong>Riviera Nayarit.<\/strong> Share your photos and comments on our social networks using the hashtags <strong>#AllToBeDiscovered #MeGustaSanBlas<\/strong> and <strong>#LikeSanBlas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October is a very special month for Catholic people in San Blas, as the traditional festival is celebrated in honor of Our Lady of the Rosary, alias &#8220;The Sailor&#8221;. 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