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Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca

Villablanca, Costa Occidental, Huelva

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Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca

Monument · Villablanca, Costa Occidental, Huelva

Ermita de Nuestra Señora de la Blanca

Hermitage commissioned by the Marquises of Ayamonte in the 16th century, predating the town centre of Villablanca itself, which served as a baptismal site until 1618, when the parish church of San Sebastián was opened. According to tradition, the Virgin appeared as a white dove to a shepherd from Lepe, giving rise to the name of the Virgen de la Blanca.

Photo: Jesús Belzunce Gómez (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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