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On December 21, 1502 have performed at the Convent of Santo Domingo de Almeria to the Father Prior of the same, Fray Juan de Baena, Torre's keeper García, Andrés de Jaén, stating that in the vicinity of the tower, beside the sea, there appeared an image of the Virgin Mary, carrying in her arms of her divine Son.
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The appearance of the image was accompanied by signs mysterious and extraordinary certified guards Torre García. Since she first saw come skimming the waves, and heading to ground, a puff as brightness or brighter than their curiosity aroused by the strange and wonderful. The glow was coming strongly or puff, without fluctuations or stopping, and in the rechura to the nearby beach, as conscious traveler who directs his steps forward or preconceived place.
The puff broke the water line and inshore Then he put a few steps and there was fixed, and glowing.
Guardians attracted by the wonderful light, measured down from the tower and closer to see what it was. With a shock and a little afraid, were closer to where they left the brilliance. His Christian faith and they had suggested a hunch that it was something pious and heavenly. But, overcome with this idea, but drew near the light source, and saw with surprise that in the midst of the puff, from which came the brilliance, had an image of the Blessed Virgin, carrying in her arms of her divine Son.
Another note also extraordinary and which therefore can be called miraculous, immediately following the occurrence or arrival of the image. In the same place where he stood sprouted lush, vigorous and fragrant a few clumps of lilies. Several circumstances authorize the piety and faith to give the fact illustrated the significance of wonderful and heavenly. The arise spontaneously as a result of the emergence in sandy site, and a few steps from the water line, where before there had been killing the living, and on the spot where the image is stopped, are quite strong and grounded evidence for the faith of Almeria has always looked this event as miraculous.
Outside of this tiny oasis, where they are born and grow today, from that distant date, lush and fragrant fresh a few clumps of lilies, are not in the long, sandy beach, other signs of plant life.
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The way to come and appear on the beaches of Almeria, was given from the outset the title of Virgen del Mar. The picture is clear footprints or signs of having belonged to a ship. In the back is strong iron ring, as having been subject or tied to a fixed thing.
was very common at that time that the galleys and galleons bearing an image of the Virgin Mary or another saint, sometimes placed in fixed altar to say mass, or simply as a sign of devotion and piety, reach the sky through the intercession of the Virgin Mary and the saints, divine protection in the struggles, dangers and tempests of the sea.
One of these boats must have belonged the image of the Blessed Virgin of the Sea can be assumed on the basis that the vessel on which she was beaten by the storm, or wrecked by any other accident, so common in the sea, broken and stay the image floating on the waves. So, nothing special has to divine providence summon up these natural events and the same currents or waves of water to direct it towards the beaches of Almeria, where the Lord had given to receive homage and veneration of men.
Fr Juan de Baena, then Prior of the Convent of Santo Domingo, the blessed image moved to the city, where they worship in the church of Santo Domingo.
After some wrangling by the council for having a beautiful picture, it was entrusted to the care of the monks of Santo Domingo that yield perpetual and fervent worship. Brotherhood has a dating from 1520.
At the request of the city, Pope Pius VII proclaimed patron saint of Almeria Bull of May 20, 1806. It was canonically crowned on 8 April 1951.
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