Our Lady of the Well-Appeared is a miraculous Marian devotion born in 17th-century Ampuero, later declared patroness of Cantabria by Pope Pius X in 1903. Her feast blends deep Catholic devotion with rich Cantabrian cultural traditions.

When is Our Lady of the Well-Appeared?

Our Lady of the Well-Appeared is celebrated every year on September 15.

The following is the list of Our Lady of the Well-Appeared from 2020 to 2049.

The History of Our Lady of the Well-Appeared?

Around the 1600s, in the small village of Marrón (Ampuero, Cantabria, Spain), a group of local shepherd children noticed a strange light near an abandoned hermitage.

Investigating, they discovered a small wooden statue of the Virgin Mary inside. The miraculous discovery was seen as a sign of divine intervention, and the Virgin was given the name "Bien Aparecida" — meaning "Well Appeared" or "the One Who Appeared."

News of the apparition spread rapidly, and devotion to Our Lady of the Well-Appeared grew throughout Cantabria and northern Spain.

Pilgrims began flocking to the site, where prayers and offerings were made to the Virgin. A sanctuary, the Santuario de la Bien Aparecida, was eventually built on the site to house the image and accommodate the growing number of devotees.

In 1903, Pope Pius X officially declared Our Lady of the Well-Appeared as the Patroness of Cantabria, giving her devotion formal recognition by the Catholic Church. This established her as a central Marian figure for the region, reinforcing her role as a protector and symbol of Cantabrian identity.

Her feast day is celebrated on September 15, coinciding with the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows in the Catholic calendar.