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St. Maravillas of Jesus was ceheginera daughter Cristina Chico de Guzman Muñoz

Cehegín Mayor Jose Soria, accompanied by Nicolás Antonio Marín del Toro and councilors, visited the Convent of the Sacred Heart and St. Joseph Discalced Carmelites of the Small village in the Cerro de los Angeles, in the diocese of Getafe, founded by St. Wonder of Jesus in 1926.

The purpose of this visit was, as the Mayor explained, "that of having a first contact with the religious community inhabiting the monastery where the remains of the saint to begin the process of making a picture of him receiving worship at one of our local churches, thus responding to the request of many residents and devotees of the Carmelite nun canonized by John Paul II in 2003. "

In the Carmel of the Small village, the mayor and council have been received by the prioress and several sisters of the Carmelite community.

During the interview has been highlighted linking St. Maravillas of Jesus Cehegín, since her mother, Cristina Chico de Guzman Muñoz came from the town of Murcia, in whose parish of St. Mary Magdalene was baptized.

The mayor said "Cehegín should remember and be proud of their relationship with Mother Maravillas, a relationship that also enriches the field of religious tourism in the Northwest Region."

BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Mary of MaravillasPidal and Chico de Guzmán was born in Madrid on November 4, 1891, the youngest of four brothers being.

She was baptized in the parish of San Sebastian received the name of the patron saint of Cehegín.

His parents, Luis and Cristina were the Marquis of Pidal.

Luis Pidal y Mon had been Minister of Public Works and at that time was Ambassador of Spain to the Holy Sede.Murió, at age 83, in the Small village of Carmel, on December 11, 1974.

She was beatified in Rome by Pope John Paul II on May 10, 1998 and canonized by the same Pontiff in Madrid on May 4, 2003. It is considered one of the great mystical and figures of the Catholic Church in the twentieth century.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín