At mile 12 of the Carretera de Colmenar Viejo, which was formerly known as road to France, is the Shrine of Our Lady of Valverde, an ensemble that was declared a historic monument art in 1977.
is located in the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo and occupies an area exceeding 30,000 square meters. It is a baroque ensemble whose author is unknown, consists of a church sanctuary, the Chapel of Our Lady of The Guide, the ancient monastery of Dominican friars and the Palace of the Marquis de Murillo. The entrance to the grounds of the eighteenth-century chapel has a cover 5 arc.
is located in the district of Fuencarral-El Pardo and occupies an area exceeding 30,000 square meters. It is a baroque ensemble whose author is unknown, consists of a church sanctuary, the Chapel of Our Lady of The Guide, the ancient monastery of Dominican friars and the Palace of the Marquis de Murillo. The entrance to the grounds of the eighteenth-century chapel has a cover 5 arc.
Entrance to the grounds
Its origin dates back to 1242 when it lifted the whole of the land on which there had been an earlier chapel which was venerated as the Virgin of Valverde. Reached its peak with the House of Austria, in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, thanks to the additions made by the Marquis of Murillo. Ventura Rodriguez is known that restoration work performed in the Finnish resort to the eighteenth century.
Hermitage Our Lady of the guide and gateway
in 2004 restored the sanctuary which was ruinous state, respecting the original structure, while providing the amenities building and new technologies.
Church of Our Lady of Valverde and Monastery The Monastery is now part of Centre Youth Hall Montecarmelo and Interpretation of Nature, dedicated to the Cuenca Alta del Manzanares and the Monte del Pardo.
Interior Youth Center and Hall of interpretation of nature
The palatial residence of the Marquis de Murillo is dedicated to the management, administration and archiving of the Center .
old palace of the Marquis de Murillo
The church is small and continues to provide religious service. Is a single ship and has side chapels and a cruise. The Capilla de la Virgen del Rosario, the eighteenth century, with an altar to the Virgin and another the Christ of the Good Death. Currently, the sanctuary of the Church of Valverde is provisional headquarters of the parish of Santa María la Blanca de Montecarmelo.
Interior Church of Our Lady of Valverde
Interior Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel
The cult of the Virgin of Valverde was back to the very origins of the ancient people, now district, Fuencarral. The tradition says the Virgin Mary and was worshiped before Muslim invasion of 711, and although no one knows the exact spot where he was the former chapel, thought he was on the same grounds. They say that after the invasion of Muslims, the image was hidden in a well, and were some shepherds found the image in the thirteenth century when the territory was Cristina, standing in a chapel there.
The celebration of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Valverde is held every spring and popular pilgrimages are made at the entrance of the enclosure. Tradition emphasizes the blessing and sharing of bread and cheese. "
North Face Shrine of Our Lady of Valverde
Sources:
www.munimadrid.es
www.fiestafuencarral.com
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