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Centro Histórico in Málaga, Andalucía, Spain — Southwestern Europe (Iberian Peninsula)
 

Rescued image of Jesus and Mary

 
 
Rescued image of Jesus and Mary Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, November 25, 2023
1. Rescued image of Jesus and Mary Marker
Inscription.  
En esta capilla se venera la milagrosa imagen de Jesus Nazareno cautiva ultrajada y rescatada en Fez por los P. P. Trinitarios Descalzos en el año de 1682 y de la Stma Virgen Madre de Jesus Reina de las Victorias y de la Paz.
Año 1961

(English translation:)
In this chapel is venerated the miraculous image of Jesus of Nazareth captive outraged and rescued in Fez by the Barefoot Trinitarian priests in the year 1682 and of the Most Holy Virgin Mother of Jesus, Queen of Victories and Peace.
Year 1961.
 
Erected 1961.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicReligion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.
 
Location. 36° 43.227′ N, 4° 25.178′ W. Marker is in Málaga, Andalucía. It is in Centro Histórico. It is on Calle Molina Lario. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Calle Molina Lario 9, Málaga, Andalucía 29015, Spain. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on the Iberian Peninsula,
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in the Schengen Area, in a coastal Mediterranean country, and in the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire and specifically also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Cathedral tower (within shouting distance of this marker); Hospital Santo Tomas Apostal reconstruction (within shouting distance of this marker); Solomón Ben Gabirol (approx. 0.2 kilometers away); Carmen Thyssen Museum (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); José Ruiz Blasco (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Emilio Thuiller (approx. half a kilometer away); Victoria Kent Siano (approx. 0.6 kilometers away).
 
Regarding Rescued image of Jesus and Mary. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermandad_del_Rescate_(M%C3%A1laga)
 
Also see . . .  Hermandad del Rescate (Málaga) (Wikipedia, in Spanish).
History (in translation): The brotherhood of the Rescue has been closely linked since its beginnings to the Trinitarian Order, from its birth at the end of the 17th century, until the exclaustration of the Brotherhood in 1835. This link to the Trinitarian Order begins
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when in 1682, in the Moroccan city of Mequinez, the carving of Jesus Nazareno Cautivo that had been in the church of La Mamora is rescued. For the rescue of this carving, a painting was made that currently belongs to the Cathedral of Malaga, being an anonymous work of the 17th century. On this painting there is the following inscription: "The miraculous image of Jesus of Nazareth captivated and outraged by the Moors in the kingdom of Fez, rescued by the redemption of the Discalced Trinitarian Fathers. Year 1682."

From this event, in the last third of the 17th century, the Brotherhood of the Rescue was founded…
(Submitted on July 30, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on July 30, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
 
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