User:Esteban Márquez Mora/Sanctuary of Holy Mary Mother of God

The Sanctuary of Holy Mary Mother of God, is located in the hamlet of Montegrande, 6 kilometers from the town center of the municipality of Caicedonia, Valle del Cauca, in Colombia.

The most important days are only held on the second Saturdays and Sundays of each month, starting at 9:00 am, starting with the Holy Rosary, the prayers of healing, liberation and the Holy Eucharist.

His employer's holiday is celebrated on January 1 of each year, leaving, a caravan from the village to the community.

History of the Sanctuary
In August 1998, Monsignor Rodrigo Arango, who was then bishop of the Diocese of Buga, gave the first ecclesiastical permission to exercise the apostolic mission under the name of Congregation of Jesus. A year later, on September 9, permission was given to found the headquarters of religious and laity consecrated in Caicedonia, giving the name of Missionaries of Jesus of Good Hope. In May 2002 the opening of the Main House was made, in the hamlet of Montegrande. On May 3, 2003 the Glorious Cross was inaugurated within the Community.

On August 14, 2005, Monsignor Hernán Giraldo Jaramillo blesses the ground and the first stone of the temple. On November 1, 2009, the update for the Marian devotion was given, assigning the denomination of Congregation of Jesus, Missionaries of Holy Mary Mother of God.

The blessing of the temple was carried out on January 6, 2013, becoming a pilgrimage sanctuary nationwide, where were present the bishops of the Diocese of Buga, Monsignor Jose Roberto Ospina, the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Trujillo Peru, Miguel Cabrejos, Monsignor Flavio Calle Zapata of Ibagué, Monsignor Francisco Ceballos of Puerto Carreño and Bishop Emeritus Hernan Giraldo Jaramillo.

Temple Architecture
In the center of the Sanctuary there is a pile of water that flows from the tabernacle, located on the main altar, to the entrance of the temple, symbolizing Christ as a source of water of eternal life. Two cherubs with six wings take care of the tabernacle.

In the dressing room is the image of Holy Mary Mother of God with the Divine Child Jesus, on the sides of the central image, are the four evangelists St. Mark represented by a lion, St. Luke by a bull, St. Matthew by an angel and St. John for an eagle. Inside the temple are the relics of St. Bruno di Segni and St. Giulia Salzano.

In the central part above there is a dome with a crucifix, meaning that Jesus is the light of the world. In the upper part of the sides are the stained glass windows, representing the fourteen stations of the Holy Viacrucis. In each column of the inner part of the temple are angels that each hold a lamp. From the terrestrial part, the temple forms a cross.

The church has three domes, two of them are in the towers and the main one in the dome. In the main entrance are the images of St. Francis of Assisi, St. Michael Archangel and St. Joseph.