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Mare de Déu del Toro (Patroness of Menorca)

On 8 May Menorca honours its patroness, the Mare de Déu del Toro, with a pilgrimage to the sanctuary atop Monte Toro, the island's highest point (358 m). The diocesan bishop performs the blessing of the four winds and the four cardinal points.

The whitewashed entrance to the sanctuary of El Toro, with its bell tower and visitors in the courtyard
Photo: Ben Salter from Wales · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0 · cropped
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Monte Toro

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