The Mayor, José Ballesta, accompanied by the Councilor for Economic Promotion, Culture and European Programs, Jesús Pacheco and the Councilor for Trade and Institutional Relations, Maruja Pelegrín, attended this morning the procession of the patron saint of Murcia, on the occasion of the feast of Our Lady of Fuensanta.
Next, a pontifical mass was celebrated by the Bishop, José Manuel Lorca Planes, who also blessed the Virgin's cloak.
"In addition to celebrating the onomastics of the Virgen de la Fuensanta, which brings thousands of Murcians to the Cathedral of Murcia, this year as a novelty, our patron presents a cloak that has been embroidered by all Murcia, a work of art that today the Virgin looks and will always be part of the history of our city "highlighted José Ballesta.
This initiative, 'A stitch for peace' is promoted by the Court of Honor of Our Lady of the Fuensanta, which began in March in the City of Murcia, which has spent hundreds of Murcia to perform the collective embroidery of the mantle.
The Mayor stressed that "the important thing of the Feria de Murcia is our Virgen de la Fuensanta and we understand that it is the feeling and thought of all Murcia who visit it daily when it is in our Cathedral and whose devotion is inherited by generations to come. to the Brotherhood of Knights. "
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia