Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Gibraltar

Our Lady of Sorrows Church
36°06′41″N 5°20′54″W / 36.111322°N 5.348314°W / 36.111322; -5.348314Coordinates: 36°06′41″N 5°20′54″W / 36.111322°N 5.348314°W / 36.111322; -5.348314
Location 32, Catalan Bay
Country Gibraltar
Denomination Roman Catholic

Our Lady of Sorrows Church is a Catholic church in Gibraltar. It is in the heart of the old village at Catalan Bay (La Caleta), overlooking the sea.[1]

The Church's statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is carried in procession to the Catalan Bay beach each September when the Bishop of Gibraltar blesses the sea in the village's main religious festival.[2]

References

  1. "Our Lady of Sorrows Church". Business-directory-gibraltar.com. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  2. The Melting Pot


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