Virgin statue, Real Basilica de nuestra Senora

Statue of Our Lady of the Forsaken, patroness of Valencia, in the Real Basilica de nuestra Senora de los Desamparados de Valencia, a Baroque church designed by Requena Diego Martinez Ponce de Urrana and built 1652-67, in Valencia, Spain. The 15th century Gothic statue is covered in robes and jewels and the 2 innocents at her feet were added in the 18th century. The statue stands on a mechanical device which slowly revolves. On the Festival of Our Lady in May, the statue is paraded around the town. The confraternity of the Mare de Deu dels Innocents i Desemparats was founded in the 15th century to help the mentally ill and to bury their bodies. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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1652-67 Corinthian Dels Dona Forsaken Halo Innocent Innocents Insane Mare Martinez Mentally Nostra Nuestra Patroness Ponce Revolving Sancta Senora Valencia Virgen

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