![]() ![]() Her most notable and standard is her green manto which became part of her iconography. La Macarena wears a set of regal vestments that she accumulated over the years from her faithful devotees. At times, she would hold a handkerchief and a rosary given by her devotees as their “ex votos” or offerings in thanksgiving for the graces she bestowed to them. Yet these hands became a channel of the Virgin’s blessing as she blesses her devotees every time a besamanos takes place for devotees to kiss them or having parents place their infant in her hands to bless them. ![]() The Virgin’s contracted hands further expressed her deep emotion during her most sorrowful moments. Her gaze shows a unique expression between joy and grief which reflects her divine love for her children. The image of the Virgin of Hope of Macarena depicts the Sorrowing Mother with a beautiful yet dignified in her painful sorrowing, a contained countenance with a facial expression of deep maternal sentiment emphasized by her tears. Given with our close historical, cultural and religious link with Spain, it’s not a surprise that the devotion the the famed La Macarena would reach our shores and continuous to gain popularity in modern Philippines. This image of the Virgin is one of the most famous Marian images all over the world that introduced the Spanish observance of Semana Santa all over the world with its pomp, color and grandeur that is unmatched to this day. In recent years, the devotion to the Sorrowing Mother continues to develop with the introduction of one of the most celebrated image of Our Lady of Sorrows in the country – the image of Maria Santisima de la Esperanza Macarena. The widespread popularity of the devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows in the Philippines reflects the deep faith and spirituality of the Filipino people, as well as their enduring reverence for the Virgin Mary as a model of suffering and devotion. The devotion is especially popular during Holy Week, when Filipinos engage in various acts of penance and religious reflection. Devotees of Our Lady of Sorrows in the country would often participate in processions, novenas, and other forms of religious observances to honor her and seek her intercession. The devotion to Our Lady of Sorrows is one of the most popular Marian title that gained much following in the Philippines. Notable is the choir, built by Francisco de Moure (early 17th century).Maria Santisima de la Esperanza Macarena Filipina Froilán is in Renaissance style, dating to the 17th century. The sacristy (1678) and the cloister (1714) are in the Baroque style, as is the central chapel of the triforium (1726). To the right of the entrance is the Gothic Torre Vella (bell tower), surmounted by a Renaissance top floor finished by Gaspar de Arce in 1580. Internally showing a starred vault, it is formed by three archivolts with a lintel showing Christ Pantocrator and with a pinjante (glove-shaped decorative pendant) that features a depiction of the Last Supper. The northern entrance's narthex is in Gothic style, dating to 1510-1530. Its construction was finished in the late 19th century, with the completion of the two side towers. The façade is a Renaissance design by Julián Sánchez Bort inspired by a plan proposed by Ventura Rodríguez for the Cathedral of Pamplona. The apse houses a calvary sculpture from an unknown date. The triforium features triple ogival mullioned windows. It has a nave, covered by a barrel vault, and two aisles, with an ambulatory and five apse chapels. The cathedral has a Latin Cross structure, with a length of 85 m. The cathedral received from the Pope the privilege to permanently expose the Holy Sacrament. ![]() It was destroyed in the 1755 Lisbon earthquake and fragments of it are housed in the church. Later renovations and restorations added elements in other styles, such as the Renaissance retablo at the high altar. This Romanesque structure was completed in 1273. ![]() In 1129 Bishop Peter III commissioned a new edifice in the latest architectural style from Raimundo, a local architect and builder. The cathedral was erected in the early 12th century in a Romanesque style, with Gothic, Baroque and Neoclassical elements.Ī church existed in the site from 755. Saint Mary's Cathedral ( Galician: Catedral de Santa María), better known as Lugo Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic church and basilica in Lugo, Galicia, north-western Spain. ![]()
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