Marian devotion
Our Lady of the Cave
El Espinal, Tolima, Colombia
The Virgin appeared in a cave and the faithful built a church on it.
Place: El Espinal, Tolima, Colombia
Type: Apparition / Advocation
In El Espinal, Tolima, the Virgin Mary appeared in a cave of the mountain. The faithful built a church on the cave, so the cave is part of the altar.
The pilgrims enter the cave to pray, and many say they have felt the presence of the Virgin. The cave is full of candles and flowers.
The Cueva shrine is one of the most visited of the Tolima.
The Virgin chose a cave to show herself, like saying that she is in the depths of the earth.
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