The cartagenera colony of Valencia - Virgen de la Caridad, celebrated Sunday the 50th anniversary of the enthronement of the painting of the Virgin of Charity in the Parish of San Lorenzo, located in the center of the city of Turia.
The event began with a proclamation by the Brother of the Brotherhood of San Ginés de la Jara, Victor J. Navarro, and then a mass was held in honor of the patroness, officiated by the Rev. Lázaro Gomariz, chaplain of the Brotherhoods of San Ginés de la Jara and Socorro.
The second deputy mayor, Francisco Calderón, who attended the event, addressed a few words to the audience before singing the Salve Cartagenerna.
Finally, the Brother Major of the Brotherhood of San Ginés de la Jara gave the Colonia of Cartageneros, presided over by Antonio Soriano, with a picture with the image of San Ginés de la Jara (Patron of Cartagena), to be exhibited together To the image of the Virgin of Charity.
The day closed with a meal of Brotherhood in the Hotel Astoria of Valencia.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena