HOLIDAY IN MADRID: ALMUDENA DAY

If you are from Madrid, you probably know that every November 9 is celebrated the Day of the Almudena, patron saint of the capital. Although you know about this festivity, did you know about its origin?

From the Homologation team we tell you the story behind this day. As every year, November 9th is a local holiday in Madrid, but what is the origin of this date?

We go back to the year 712, when the inhabitants of the town had to wall up the image of the Virgin of the Almudena in the walls of the wall to hide it from the Arabs during the famous Reconquest and avoid possible damage or being stolen.

However, the image was lost for centuries, or at least until November 9, 1085, when Alfonso VI reigned and the mandate of Pope VII. The wall where the image was still preserved fell, exposing the illustration with two lighted candles.

This happened in the Cuesta de Vega, where today there is a copy of the Almudena.

It was not until August 1908 when Pope Pius X declared her patron saint of Madrid, setting the celebration of the feast on November 9, the date on which the image was found on the wall.

In 1948, the Vatican authorized the canonical coronation of the Virgin, and in 1977, Paul VI declared “in perpetuity the Blessed Immaculate Virgin under the title of the Almudena, principal patroness before God of the Archdiocese of Madrid-Alcalá”.

If you come to Madrid, and you have timeto spare, we recommend a visit to the Almudena Cathedral, which also has a beautiful viewpoint from which to contemplate the city.
We hope you liked it, and if you go to see the sunset with friends you will not regret it.