Our Lady of Wonders

Patrona de Cehegín (Murcia)

In the ancient Franciscan convent of San Esteban, in Cehegín, the Most Holy Virgin of Wonders, patron of the city, is venerated; a Neapolitan image of the 18th century whose solemn procession of September 10 is of the most multitudes of the Region of Murcia.

Origin and history

The local tradition places the arrival of the image to Cehegín in 1725, coming from Naples, associating it with the Franciscan convent of San Esteban, where it was enthroned. The institutional documentation coincides in this seventeenth origin, while the specific details of the journey belong to the field of devotional tradition. Since then his cult has grown strong in the city and the region.

The most secure documented story is that of this devotional growth until the canonical coronation of the image, held on September 10, 1925, and its official proclamation as patron of Cehegín in 1927. Its most prominent devotional feature is the solemn procession of 10 September, preceded by ninth and patron parties, described as one of the most massive Marian manifestations of the Region of Murcia.