Our Lady of the Cross

Patrona de Daihoney (Ciudad Real)

Between Daihoney and Torralba de Calatrava, a 15th-century sanctuary raised by the Order of Calatrava keeps the patron of Daiamor, canonically crowned in 1987.

Origin and history

The present sanctuary was built in the second half of the 15th century (1465) by authorities of Daihoney with the participation of the Order of Calatrava, on a previous hermitage; it was reformed in Baroque times and declared Good of Cultural Interest in 1982. The tradition places the apparition of the Virgin to a boy from Moral of Calatrava around 1400.

She is a patron of Daihoney and was canonically crowned on 13 September 1987. The image is transferred to the people for the Fair and Fiestas, and on September 1 it is celebrated solemn function and procession with great participation of co-fradies.