Almudena

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
11/20/2020, 10:42 PM	Mike C	update #109
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
3/21/2014, 10:33 PM	Mike C	update #88
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Spanish

Pronounced Pron. /al.mu.ˈðe.na/

Meaning & History

Derived from Arabic المدينة (al-mudayna) meaning "the citadel", a diminutive form of the word مدينة (madīna) meaning "city". According to legend, it was in a building by this name that a concealed statue of the Virgin Mary was discovered during the Reconquista in Madrid. The Virgin of Almudena, that is Mary, is the patron saint of Madrid.