History of Monserrate

establish the hermitage retreat in the name of Monserrat's Morena Virgin whose sanctuary was located in Cataluña, near Barcelona, Spain giving the entire mountain the name Monserrate. Some people believe Monserrat was chosen to be the patron saint, due to one of the founders, Pedro Solis having an uncle whom had previously served as abbot in the Monserrat sanctuary.

By 1656 Father Rojas had been assigned management of the sanctuary ordered a carving of a crucifix and a statue of Jesus Christ after being take off the cross, earning it the name" El Señor caido." Originally, these sculptures were placed inside a small chapel dedicated to the adoration of Christ instead of being placed inside the religious retreat itself. As time passed, more and more people began visiting the sanctuary in order to see the statue of Jesus, rather than the matron saint of Monserrat. By the 19th century, the "El Señor Caido" Statue had gained so much traction, that the Sculpture to the Virgin of Monserrat was removed from as the center piece of the sanctuary and replaced with "El Señor Caido" however, the mountain has retained the name Monserrate to this day. Ever since then, for more than four centuries, pilgrims and citizen have hiked the mountain to offer their prayers to the shrine of "El Señor Caido".

Both Monserrate and its neighbor Guadalupe Hill are icons of Bogota's cityscape.

Monserrate is also a place near Viana do Castelo, a town in the northern west of Portugal