Ermita de la Ribera, Fuensanta de Martos
During the 1950s, the priest of Fuensanta, Fernando Garcia Valencia, decided that that year the children’s first communions would be celebrated on the esplanade of a farm called La Castillería. They improvised an altar, and adorned all the chairs in white. The event was attended by all the residents of the area. After this celebration, the priest met with some of the neighbours and discussed the possible construction of a hermitage at the school. Word quickly spread, and the neighbourhood approved. Work began immediately on the land donated by Doña Paquita Gutierrez Sanchez. At the beginning, two Brotherhoods were organized, one for men, which in its first years reached more than 200 members, and another for women, that exceeded a hundred. They acquired the image of Virgen de Carmen in March 1954. The chapel was inaugurated on June 5, 1954.
Location
Las Veletas district.