The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva, located in the municipality of

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, province of Seville, region of

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, in Spain, is a

Marian shrine A shrine to the Virgin Mary (or Marian shrine) is a shrine marking an apparition or other miracle ascribed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, or a site on which is centered a historically strong Marian devotion. Such locales are often the destinatio ...

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 Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jews, Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Saint Joseph, Jose ...

and two appearances of

Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

himself.

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 A Marian apparition is a reported supernatural appearance by Mary, the mother of Jesus, or a series of related such appearances during a period of time. In the Catholic Church, in order for a reported appearance to be classified as a Marian a ...

s 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"''.''Nossa Senhora das Graças de Onuva''. Associação Cultural "Tudo Instaurar em Cristo", Mem Martins, Portugal (1980), 50 pp. 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 The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( la, Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This dev ...

, another to

Saint Michael the Archangel Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), a ...

, the Stations of the Cross, a Chapel dedicated to

Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows ( la, Beata Maria Virgo Perdolens), Our Lady of Dolours, the Sorrowful Mother or Mother of Sorrows ( la, Mater Dolorosa, link=no), and Our Lady of Piety, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows or Our Lady of the Seven Dolours are names ...

, 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.

Gallery

File:Onuva - La Capilla de la Virgen de las Gracias - La Puebla del Río (Sevilla).jpg, The Chapel of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva File:Onuva - Entrada de la Capilla de la Virgen de las Gracias - La Puebla del Río (Sevilla).jpg, Entry of the Chapel of Our Lady of Graces of Onuva File:Onuva - El Pozo - La Puebla del Río (Sevilla).jpg, The water well blessed by Our Lady of Graces of Onuva File:Onuva - Las fuentes del pozo de agua bendecido por la Virgen - La Puebla del Río (Sevilla).jpg, The fountains of the water well blessed by Our Lady of Graces of Onuva File:Onuva - El Sagrado Corazón de Jesús - La Puebla del Río (Sevilla).jpg, The monument of the

in the Mount Pitiforo

References

External links

Book: "El Mensaje de Onuva"
{{Private revelation Shrines to the Virgin Mary Roman Catholic shrines in Spain

History of the Marian shrine of Onuva

Gallery

See also

References

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