page_title: Virgin of Hope of Macarena
section_title: Canonical coronation
hierarchical_section_title: Virgin of Hope of Macarena / Canonical coronation
caption_attribution_description: Español: Hermandad de la Macarena. Palio de la Virgen. Fotografía propia realizada por Manuel Francisco Álvarez Ruiz.
context_page_description: The Virgin of Hope of Macarena, popularly known as the Virgin of Macarena or simply La Macarena, is a Roman Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with a pious 17th century wooden image of the Blessed Virgin venerated in Seville, Spain. The Marian title falls under a category of Our Lady of Sorrows commemorating the desolate grievance and piety of the Virgin Mary during Holy Week. The image is widely considered as a national treasure by the Spanish people, primarily because of its religious grandeur during Lenten celebrations.
  The image is also known for local folklore, most notably its discolored cheek allegedly caused by a bottle of wine thrown by a drunken Protestant rebel at her face which pious legend also claims has never been able to be removed. Its popularity among the masses is often highlighted in the five Rose-Emerald brooches attached to her dress given by the famed bullfighter José Gómez Ortega, also known as Joselito, and the historical fact that the image has only worn an entire black vestment ensemble on a singular point in Spanish history; during Joselito’s death and funeral.
context_section_description: Religious images of widespread devotions are often venerated in Spain through papal-designated ceremonies called canonical coronation. On 20 December 1962, the Confraternity of Macarena petitioned Pope John XXIII to grant a coronation. On 17 February 1963, the Pontiff answered this request with through Cardinal Paolo Marella; who agreed to move the image on 27 May 1964 to the Cathedral of Seville for a Triduum feast and Holy Mass. A High Pontifical Mass was celebrated and attended by the current head of state Francisco Franco.
  Because recreating this image is considered very costly and painstaking, images of this title is often seen rare and limited. Other sanctioned copies under this particular Marian title alone have also been reproduced in other pious Catholic countries, namely in Colombia (7), Brazil (2), Uruguay (1), Venezuela (4), Peru (2) and the Philippines (1).
caption: The canopy or Pallio of the Macarena filled with imperial regalia and expensive and costly textiles. A statue of Our Lady of the Pillar, patroness of Zaragoza, Spain is located in the front.
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