{"id":4961,"date":"2016-10-02T23:11:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-02T21:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fotofrangonz.com\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2024-11-11T16:53:38","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:53:38","slug":"magna-mariana-of-marchena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fotofrangonz.com\/en\/magna-mariana-of-marchena","title":{"rendered":"MAGNA MARIANA OF MARCHENA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There was an special day in the religious history of Marchena (Seville, Spain). September 18th of 2016 was a great and glamorous day that commemorated the fourth centenary of the concepcionist vow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHAT\u2019S THE CONCEPCIONIST VOW?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It has always been a belief of the Christian faith that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin<\/strong>. In medieval times, about five centuries ago, certain religious spheres trying to reform the ideas of the church, such as Protestants<\/strong>, began to question this idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To defend the concept of the Immaculate Conception<\/strong>, that the Virgin was born without original sin, hundreds of brotherhoods and religious congregations signed an agreement to fight to preserve this idea. This agreement was called the conceptionist vow<\/strong>. And Magna Mariana celebrates the anniversary of that agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WHICH VIRGINS FLOATS WALKED ON THE STREETS IN THE MAGNA MARIANA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the Magna Mariana all the brotherhoods of the town processed together, but also did El Pilar and El Roc\u00edo. In total, and in order, the virgins who processed were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n