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The participants congratulated Mayor House in their support for the restoration of the Child of the Angels
The return of the stature of the Holy Child of the Angels to Sangonera la Verde, after the restoration that has been subjected since last year, was held this morning with a large gathering of gangs, the preparation of a giant paella an extraordinary procession.
About a thousand people have participated in the meeting, which brought together prominent personalities from the cultural, social and economic of the region.
At the conclusion of the meeting, recalled the power that the Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Ángel Cámara, has given to the restoration of the Holy Child of the Angels.
The recovery has been run by the Murcia Plan was and the restoration has been done by the Regional Center of Restoration, in the region.
Murcia Plan was aimed at the rehabilitation and enhancement of the historical heritage of Murcia, after successes in the recovery of diverse and outstanding works of art in the city, extends and projects to the districts of the municipality.
Thus it is possible that the impetus to the protection and recovery of works, customs and traditions to benefit more citizens.
A valuable work
El Santo Niño de los Angeles is the most valuable that exists in the hamlet.
This work belonged to the former group sculpture of Our Lady of the Angels, which was destroyed during the Civil War.
So, could only save the child.
In recent years, due to its value, the piece has only been exposed to the faithful during Christmas.
The rest of the year was still kept in a safe.
Restorers of fine polychrome highlights with a brush on face and hair, and flesh tones and cool in the body.
Undoubtedly be ascribed to the parameters set by Francisco Sánchez Tapia, given the link between the sculptural repertoire of that artist and some carvings in the town of Sangonera La Verde, without forgetting those technical resources so typical of the imager of the nineteenth century follower Salzillo, such as the softness and delicacy of carving and flesh tones, respectively, without forgetting the wake of the teacher always live in it
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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