"The Brotherhood is deserving of this award for the work he has done since the 90s and the promotion of religious and cultural values ​​during this time."
On 7 July, the Independence Day will be celebrated with the traditional Institutional Act, in which he will present awards to recognize the work of lumbrerenses and institutions.
Lumbrerense Consistory, through a joint motion of all political groups represented municipal proposal from the Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Maria Angeles Tunisia, adopted in plenary Municipal award of the Silver Medal of the City to Antigua and Venerable Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows
In this sense, the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Maria Angeles Tunisia, explained that "distinguished with the Silver Medal of the Brotherhood Virgin of Sorrows in the year 2016 on the 25th anniversary of its constitution is fulfilled."
Besides the Mayor stressed that "the Brotherhood is deserving of this award for the work he has done since the 90s and the promotion of religious and cultural values ​​during this time."
Puerto Lumbreras held on 7 July the Independence Day with the traditional Institutional Act, which will be handed the awards to recognize the work of lumbrerenses and institutions that have contributed their work and commitment to the progress and development of the municipality .
Brotherhood Our Lady of Sorrows
Devotion to the Marian devotion of Sorrows is very old and is deeply rooted in Puerto Lumbreras.
In the middle of last century existed in Puerto Lumbreras, along with others, the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows.
The passionate processional movement and lethargic and almost forgotten for a time had a new golden age from the 90s of the last century.
In 1991 he revived the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows in Puerto Lumbreras.
Over the years he has been working intensively with the organization of magnificent processions like Pain and Entombment in which the Meeting of Saetas "La Saeta in Pain" (Friday) is included and the procession of meeting (Sunday).
On 15 September 2001 days, Our Lady of Sorrows was canonically crowned by the then Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, D. Manuel Urena Pastor, who had issued the appropriate decree (26.07.2001), as indicated by granting privilege the image of the Blessed.
Our Lady of Sorrows which is venerated in Puerto Lumbreras, head of the Brotherhood of your name and one that holds it until that date at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Church.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras