Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva

Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva

General view of the Shrine of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva
Basic information
Geographic coordinates 37°16′31.0″N 6°06′43.3″W / 37.275278°N 6.112028°W / 37.275278; -6.112028Coordinates: 37°16′31.0″N 6°06′43.3″W / 37.275278°N 6.112028°W / 37.275278; -6.112028
Affiliation Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Municipality La Puebla del Río
Territory Andalusia  Spain
Province Province of Seville
Region Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seville
Year consecrated 1974
Patron Our Lady of Graces
Website www.comunidadanav-onuva.com

The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva, located in the municipality of La Puebla del Río, province of Seville, region of Andalusia, in Spain, is a Marian shrine that marks the exact place where a young man of his name Jesús José Cabrera claimed to have witnessed several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary and two appearances of Jesus Christ himself.[1]

The Our Lady of Graces of Onuva with Child Jesus.

In one of Her apparitions, the Blessed Virgin Mary allegedly asked to the seer to build a chapel at the site which is today the central part of the shrine and which is venerated the main image of Our Lady of Graces with the Child Jesus. With the passage of time, and even today, the sanctuary was enlarged, so there are already several new places of worship (a monument to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, another to Saint Michael the Archangel, the Stations of the Cross, etc.) increasing that way the ability to host the pilgrims in the open enclosure.

Actually, there is in the Sanctuary of Onuva a shelter for the poor and disabled people.

History of the Marian Shrine of Onuva

The history of the Shrine of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva is directly related to the Marian apparition received by the young Jesús José Cabrera between 1968 and 1976. The land where the apparitions of Jesus and Mary took place was acquired by the seer and to this land he was given the name of ONUVA, who, like Jesus himself have explained to the seer, means "Land of Mercy".[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Martín María Díaz, OSB; Apariciones de la Virgen en España: Onuva, tierra de misericordia y de reparación a los Scmos. Corazones de Jesús y de María. Editorial Monte Casino (1986), 186 pp.
  2. ↑ ONUVA – Terra de Misericórdia. Edições Boa Nova, Braga, Portugal (1980)
  3. ↑ Nossa Senhora das Graças de Onuva. Associação Cultural "Tudo Instaurar em Cristo", Mem Martins, Portugal (1980), 50 pp.
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