Marian devotion
Virgin of the Dolores of Crevillent
Advocación mariana de Crevillent (Comunitat Valenciana)
Our Lady of the Dolores -La Dolorosa- is one of two great Marian devotions of Crevillent, municipality of the Baix Vinalopó known for its carpets and tapestries. Devotion is more than four hundred years old, documented since the 16th century. The above image was destroyed in the Civil War. The current image was sculpted by Mariano Benlliure in 1946, one of the most important sculptors of the Spanish sacred art of the 20th century, which gives this size an exceptional artistic value in the whole of the provincial Marian imagery.
Main data
Origin and history
Our Lady of the Dolores -La Dolorosa- is one of two great Marian devotions of Crevillent, municipality of the Baix Vinalopó known for its carpets and tapestries. Devotion is more than four hundred years old, documented since the 16th century. The above image was destroyed in the Civil War. The current image was sculpted by Mariano Benlliure in 1946, one of the most important sculptors of the Spanish sacred art of the 20th century, which gives this size an exceptional artistic value in the whole of the provincial Marian imagery.
Image and sanctuary
The image is venerated in the Parish of Our Lady of Bethlehemin the Crevillent Constitution Square. The Septenary of the Dolores is the novena central of this advocation, celebrated until the Friday of Dolores (fifth Friday of Lent).
Canonical coronation: 20 March 2010.
Sponsorship and coronation
Patroness of Crevillent along with the Virgin of the Rosary. Canonically crowned on March 20, 2010, chaired by the Bishop of Orihuela- Alicante, Rafael Palmero Ramos. The crown was paid for by popular subscription; the surplus was donated to Caritas Interparochial.
Party and devotion
El Dolores Friday (fifth Lent Friday) and Holy Week (Wednesday and Good Friday) are the central liturgical moments of devotion to La Dolorosa in Crevillent.
Link to the Rosary
The Dolores of Mary are an essential part of the painful mysteries of the Rosary. The devotion to La Dolorosa in Crevillent is especially expressed in the prayer of the Rosary during Lent and Holy Week.
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