All About Mary
Water and Marian Titles
Q: Are there any Marian titles related to water?
A: There are a number of Marian titles related to water, in particular, in Spain and in Spanish-language countries.
Virgén del Agua (water): Castellote, Aragon
Virgén de las Aguas (waters): Paniza, Zaragoza, Burgos, Teruel, Barcelona, Segovia, and the Monastery of Los Huertos
Virgén de Aguas Santas ( holy waters): Badajoz, Seville, Orense, Ponteverda, Lugo
Virgén de Aguas Vivas (living waters): Caceres and Valencia
Virgén de las Lagunas: Carinena, Zaragoza
Virgén de la Fuente (fountain/brook): Penarroya de Tastavins, Teruel; Munera, Albacete; Huelva; Cuidad de Guadalajara; Villalonga, Valencia
Virgén de las Fuentes (fountains/brooks): Teruel, Aragon
Virgén de las Nieves (snow): La Veleta-Mulhacen, Granada; Macorras, District of Merindades, Zaragoza; Arcos de la Frontera, Cadiz
Virgén de Blanca (derived from "snow" highlighting purity, splendor): Toledo, also Navarro, Spain, also Burgos, Spain, Toledo
Virgén del Rio (river): Huercal-Overa, Almeria; Hortiguela, Burgos
Virgén del Rocio (dew): Almonte/Huelva; Andalucia; Gumiel de Hizan, Burgos; San Miguel de Bernuy, Segovia
Virgén del Mar (sea): Barcelona, Spain, de Bogona (Bilbao, Spain)
Virgén del Faro (lighthouse): Almeria, Gerona; Neria, La Caruña
Virgén del Puerto (harbor): Santoña, Cantabria; Montjuìch, Barcelona
El Agua de la Virgén: Buenos Aires, Argentina
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