Our Lady of the Cross

Patrona de Don Benito (Badajoz)

In his own sanctuary, at the end of Don Benito, Our Lady of the Cruces, the patron of the city, is venerated; a devotion sustained by his brotherhood, with Romry on Easter Monday.

Origin and history

The advocation is linked to a sanctuary of its own in the term of Don Benito, whose maintenance depends on the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Cruces, thanks to the donations of the faithful. The accessible sources document the sanctuary, brotherhood and romanies, but not a detailed foundational history.

The central feature of his devotion is the processions of the image between the sanctuary and the city - of reception and farewell - and the Rome of Easter Monday, of strong participation and identity for Don Benito.

Foundational relation, exact date of the feast and canonical coronation: they are not safely recorded in the sources.