Marian worship
Our Lady of Fuensanta of Huelma
Advocación mariana de Huelma (Andalucía)
Recognized by the Church
Our Lady of Fuensanta is the patron saint of Huelma (Jaén). A beautiful legend, recorded in a document from 1761, tells that in Moorish times a daughter of the king of Cambil converted to Christianity; her father, enraged, ordered her eyes to be gouged out and her hands to be cut off. In that place, the Virgin appeared to her and asked her to place her arms in the earth: a spring gushed forth there, and the young woman regained her hands and her sight.
Main data
Origin and history
Our Lady of Fuensanta is the patron saint of Huelma (Jaén). A beautiful legend, recorded in a document from 1761, tells that in Moorish times a daughter of the king of Cambil converted to Christianity; her father, enraged, ordered her eyes to be gouged out and her hands to be cut off. In that place, the Virgin appeared to her and asked her to place her arms in the earth: a spring gushed forth there, and the young woman regained her hands and her sight.
The image and the sanctuary
She is venerated in her sanctuary of Our Lady of Fuensanta in Huelma.
Sponsorship and coronation
Patron saint of Huelma. No canonical coronation is recorded.
Party and devotion
Their festivities honor the Virgin of Fuensanta, with a procession deeply rooted in the town. Devotion to her is a defining characteristic of the community.
Link to the Rosary
From the water of the "holy spring" came healing; the Rosary is that fountain of grace that restores sight to the soul of those who pray it with faith.
A flower for the Virgin
It offers a simple prayer to this advocation. Pray a Hail Mary for Spain and for the peace of the world.
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