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The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was named for the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Madrid, Spain. It was a heavily armed Spanish galleon that served as the almirante (rear guard) for the Spanish fleet. It would trail behind the other ships in the flotilla to prevent an attack from the rear.
Original project by Fernando Arbós y Tremanti for the basilica, belltower, and pantheon. Our Lady of Atocha with rich dresses. The Royal Basilica of Our Lady of Atocha or Real Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Atocha is a large church in central Madrid on Avenida de la Ciudad de Barcelona, 1.
Villa de Madrid (English: City of Madrid), also known by the devotional name Nuestra Señora de Atocha (English: Our Lady of Atocha), was a screw frigate of the Spanish Navy commissioned in 1863. She took part in several actions during the Chincha Islands War in 1866.
The Our Lady of Atocha Church in Alicia is known for having an old Spanish church architecture. It is one of the best churches to visit for a pilgrimage in the Philippines during the Holy Week. [23] The church was declared by the Philippine Department of Tourism as one of the national religious tourist attractions in the Philippines. [24]
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Our Lady of Nazaré, a Marian icon sculpted in wood, by St. Joseph according to the legend of Nazaré; Our Lady of Peñafrancia, a wooden statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary venerated in Naga City, Bicol, Philippines; Our Lady of Perpetual Help, associated with a celebrated Byzantine icon of the same name dating from the 15th century
The Atocha meadow appears as Prato de Thoia and prado de Toia in the 13th-century Madrid town charter. [1] It has been linked to atochar ("esparto field"), the hermitage of Our Lady of Atocha (derived from Theotoca ("Mother of God") or Antiochia) or atochada [2] (an earthwork with grasses to contain water, here applied to a local brook).
The women of Atocha prayed before the statue of Our Lady of Atocha at a nearby parish, a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, to ask her son Jesus for help. [2] Reports soon began among the people of Atocha that an unknown child under the age of twelve and dressed in pilgrim's clothing had begun to bring food to childless prisoners at night.