There, she met and married Isidore, a simple farmer from Madrid (who, according to some sources, had fled there as a result of the Almoravid invasion),[3] with whom she had her only son, Illan.

For instance, legend suggests that every night she dreamed of the Virgin Mary, who would cross the Jarama River while extending her pure cloak over the waters.

She was said to have performed miracles and merited after her death the byname de la Cabeza, because the relic of her head (conserved in a reliquary and carried in procession) has often brought rain from heaven to dry countrysides.

[5][7] After being moved several times, her relics were eventually gathered in 1769 at the Real Colegiata de San Isidro in Madrid where they remain for public veneration.

Revered by farm workers throughout the Catholic world, Saint Mary of the Head shares both a commemoration with her husband on 15 May, and has an own feast on 9 September.

Since the thirteenth century, the Royal Congregation of Saint Isidor has promoted and spread this concept and example of holy matrimony set by Ss.

Isidore and Maria Torribia carries significant meaning, even though not all parishioners are farmers or live in rural settings.