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The Virgin of El Rocío (also known as Madonna of El Rocío or Our Lady of El Rocío, (スペイン語:Virgen del Rocío), ''Nuestra Señora del Rocío''; also, formerly, ''Nuestra Señora de los Remedios'' or ''Santa María de las Rocinas''〔(Los Nombres de la Virgen del Rocío ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.〕) is a small carved wooden statue of the Virgin and Child, of which the only carved parts are the face, hands, and the Christ child, which is venerated at the Hermitage of El Rocío (Almonte, Province of Huelva, Spain).〔(Romería del Rocío, una de las más importantes de España ). Retrieved 2010-04-15.〕 The associated annual procession/pilgrimage, known as the ''Romería de El Rocío'', draws roughly a million people each year.〔(El Rocío ), ''Rough Guide to Spain''. Retrieved 2010-04-14.〕 Although the present Hermitage of El Rocío dates only from the second half of the 20th century,〔(El Nuevo Santuario del Virgen del Rocío ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.〕 there has been a hermitage on this site since the late 13th (or possibly early 14th) century.〔(Las Anteriores Ermitas ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.〕〔(Cronología Histórica de El Rocío ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.〕〔(Leyenda vs. Realidad Histórica ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.〕〔Juan Luis Opresa de Cáceres, (Apéndice: Las Vías Pecuarias y la Romería del Rocío ), "Cuadernos de la Trashumancia", Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino. Retrieved 2010-04-15.〕〔Jesús Abades, (La Autoría de la Virgen del Rocío ), www.lahornacina.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.〕 The statue of Our Lady of El Rocío certainly dates back to the first of these hermitages, though its precise date and origin are a matter of some controversy; the statue predates its garments.〔 The Virgin was declared the patron saint of Almonte 29 June 1653,〔(El Patronazgo de la Virgen Sobre la Villa de Almonte ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.〕 and received Canonical Coronation in 1919.〔(La Coronación Canónica de 1919 ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.〕 Pope John Paul II visited El Rocío and the Virgin 14 June 1993.〔(Juan Pablo II, El Papa Rociero ), hermandadrociosevilla.com. Retrieved 2010-04-15.〕 ==Appearance== The original statue was roughly high, although its garments and the superstructure that support them bring the total height to . It is a carved and painted wooden statue of the Virgin and Child, richly dressed in Baroque style. The eyes on the face look downward. According to Jesús Abades, it is made of birch wood. On the back of the sculpture is the legend ''"Nuestra Señora de los Remedios"'' ("Our Lady of Remedies"), believed to be the original name of the statue, before it became known in the 15th century as ''Santa María de las Rocinas'' (later ''del Rocío'').〔 The statue is not realistic; rather, it is abstract and theological. Mary is represented specifically in her role as the mother of Jesus, her eyes looking down toward the child, contemplative.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virgin of El Rocío」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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