Our Lady of Apparitions

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March 2: Our Lady of Apparitions, Madrid, Spain (1449)

The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Our Lady of Apparitions, at Madrid, so called because, in the year 1449, the Blessed Virgin appeared during 8 following days to a young woman named Yves, & ordered her to build a church in her honor, on spot where she should find a cross planted to Our Lady.”
Cubas de la Sagra is a municipality in Spain in province & autonomous community of Madrid.

The approved apparitions of Our Lady in 1449 that occurred there are now almost inexplicably unknown, barely mentioned in passing, or treated as a legend in some books if even recognized as a point on some ancient map.

It is true that hosts of Napoleon looted & destroyed sanctuary & monastery built there, & that war in 1936 didn't leave one stone upon another, but memory of what happened there in 1449 must not be forgotten, at least by Catholics.

In the year 1449, Cubas was only a village with a simple church dedicated to Saint Andrew.
The population of Cubas, however, lived quite forgetful of their duties to God, & their sins were so many that it seemed even to them that hand of God must be hovering over land, ready to punish them.


The Chronicles speak then of a young girl of 12 named Ines, (sometimes Yves or Agnes) who was but of humble birth.
Still, there was something about her that made her different from other girls her age.
She fasted, confessed regularly, & prayed daily 15 mysteries of Rosary.
Perhaps her deep faith & religiosity may explain what happened next.

On Monday, March 3rd, 1449, Ines was tending pigs on outskirts of town in a place called Cecilia, when at noon a woman appeared, a lady bright & beautiful dressed in cloth of gold.
She was surrounded by light, & asked Ines what she was doing there.
Ines stated that she was tending pigs.

The Lady then said that people were no longer keeping fasts, & told Ines necessity of fasting. The lady said that people of Cubas must change their ways, confess, & cease their debauchery & offenses against God, or He'd soon punish them.
There would be a great pestilence that would come upon them from which many would die.

Perhaps knowing hardheartedness of the people, Ines asked if she, too, or her mother & father, would die of this pestilence. She was told only that it would be as God desired.
The lady then disappeared.


At first Ines didn't tell anyone of incident, for she thought no one would believe what had happened.
On Tuesday, March 4th, Ines was again tending pigs, this time near stream of Torrejon.
At about same time of day, at noon, just as day before, Lady reappeared.

She asked Ines if she'd told people what she'd been told to say, but Ines answered that she dared not to, for she suspected that she wouldn't be believed.

The Lady then commanded Ines to warn the people, & that if they didn't believe, she'd give her a sign. Ines asked Lady who she was, but she said she wouldn't tell yet before once again disappearing.

Finally Ines decided to tell her father, Alfonso Martinez, who didn't give any importance to events recounted by his daughter, but thought it a children’s story, a story invented in imagination of a young girl. He told Ines to be quiet when she tried to tell anyone about warning.

On Friday, March 7th, Ines was keeping pigs in New Prado, when Lady reappeared again as before.
She asked Ines if she had told what she'd been commanded to say.
Ines answered that she had told her mother & father, & many others.
The Lady told Ines to publish what she'd said to all people without any fear or trepidation.

When Ines went home at end of day she told her parents what had happened.
Her father told her she was lying & to “shut up,” but her mother encouraged Ines, saying, “Well, still, say it.”
By Sunday, March 9th, word had spread.
A priest, Juan Gonzalez, with some other men, when to Ines’ home & talked to her parents.

Afterwards, priest went to say Mass. Ines went out with pigs, accompanied by her brother John, to a place called The Ciroleda. Ines’ father left them & went to Mass.
The Ciroleda was a watery meadow that pigs liked.

Ines left her brother after a time looking for one of pigs that had slipped away, & soon lost sight of her brother.
All by herself, she knelt on soft earth, asking lady to return, even though she was afraid.

The Lady appeared again as before, telling Ines to rise.
“Lady, who are you?” Ines asked.
“I am the Virgin Mary,” lady answered, & approaching Ines, took her right hand & squeezed her fingers & thumb together, making some kind of a sign.

She then told Ines to go to church & show sign to people as they left Mass.
Ines told her brother to watch after pigs, & went to church, arriving just as Mass was letting out.
She was crying, & went to kneel before altar of Mary.
There, she told everyone what had happened.

I can't decipher what sign was in Ines’ hand, but whatever it was, people examined her hand & many believed.
The following day priest led notables of town & the faithful in a procession to place of last apparitions, carrying a wooden cross.
When they arrived, Ines walked forward alone with cross.
The Virgin Mary herself took cross, telling Ines to have a church built there in her honor.

The cross was permanently placed where Virgin, Our Lady of Apparitions, had been last seen, & many miracles occurred there, including 11 people who were brought back to life.
A church was begun shortly after apparitions of Virgin were approved.

It stood for nearly 5 centuries, when it was destroyed in 1936 fire, caused during Civil War.
Many of nuns were martyred.
In 1949 the reconstruction was completed in part by Regiones Devastadas, who placed current cross in same place where first had been.

According to tradition, Ines ended her life in monastery of Santa Maria de la Cruz after having children & being widowed.
It is said that anyone who goes to visit place, with faith, receives special graces, & that miracles still occur there.

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The Abbot Orsini wrote: “Our Lady of Apparitions, at Madrid, so called because, in year 1449, Blessed Virgin appeared during 8 following days to a young woman named Yves, & ordered her to build a church in her honor, on spot where she should find a cross planted to Our Lady.”

Cubas de la Sagra is a municipality in Spain in  province & autonomous community of Madrid. The approved apparitions of Our Lady in 1449 that occurred there are now almost inexplicably unknown, barely mentioned in passing, or treated as a legend in some books if even recognized as a point on some ancient map.

It is true that hosts of Napoleon looted & destroyed sanctuary & monastery built there, & that war in 1936 didn't leave one stone upon another, but memory of what happened there in 1449 must not be forgotten, at least by Catholics.

In year 1449, Cubas was only a village with a simple church dedicated to Saint Andrew. The population of Cubas, however, lived quite forgetful of their duties to God, & their sins were so many that it seemed even to them that hand of God must be hovering over land, ready to punish them.

The Chronicles speak then of a young girl of 12 named Ines, (sometimes Yves or Agnes) who was but of humble birth. Still, there was something about her that made her different from other girls her age. She fasted, confessed regularly, & prayed daily 15 mysteries of Rosary. Perhaps her deep faith & religiosity may explain what happened next.

On Monday, March 3rd, 1449, Ines was tending pigs on the outskirts of town in a place called Cecilia, when at noon a woman appeared, a lady bright & beautiful dressed in cloth of gold. She was surrounded by light, & asked Ines what she was doing there. Ines stated that she was tending pigs. The Lady then said that people were no longer keeping the fasts, & told Ines necessity of fasting. The lady said that people of Cubas must change their ways, confess, & cease their debauchery & offenses against God, or He'd soon punish them. There would be a great pestilence that would come upon them from which many would die. Perhaps knowing hardheartedness of people, Ines asked if she, too, or her mother & father, would die of this pestilence. She was told only that it would be as God desired. The lady then disappeared.

At first Ines didn't tell anyone of incident, for she thought no one would believe what had happened.

On Tuesday, March 4th, Ines was again tending pigs, this time near stream of Torrejon. At about same time of day, at noon, just as  day before, Lady reappeared. She asked Ines if she'd told people what she'd been told to say, but Ines answered that she dared not to, for she suspected that she wouldn't be believed. The Lady then commanded Ines to warn people, & that if they didn't believe, she would give her a sign. Ines asked Lady who she was, but she said she wouldn't tell yet before once again disappearing. Finally Ines decided to tell her father, Alfonso Martinez, who didn't give any importance to events recounted by his daughter, but thought it a children’s story, a story invented in imagination of a young girl. He told Ines to be quiet when she tried to tell anyone about the warning.

On Friday, March 7th, Ines was keeping pigs in New Prado, when Lady reappeared again as before. She asked Ines if she had told what she had been commanded to say. Ines answered that she had told her mother & father, & many others. The Lady told Ines to publish what she had said to all people without any fear or trepidation.

When Ines went home at end of day she told her parents what had happened. Her father told her she was lying & to “shut up,” but her mother encouraged Ines, saying, “Well, still, say it.”

By Sunday, March 9th, word had spread. A priest, Juan Gonzalez, with some other men, when to Ines’ home & talked to her parents. Afterwards, priest went to say Mass. Ines went out with pigs, accompanied by her brother John, to a place called The Ciroleda. Ines’ father left them & went to Mass. The Ciroleda was a watery meadow that pigs liked. Ines left her brother after a time looking for one of pigs that had slipped away, & soon lost sight of her brother. All by herself, she knelt on soft earth, asking the lady to return, even though she was afraid.

The Lady appeared again as before, telling Ines to rise. “Lady, who are you?” Ines asked. “I am Virgin Mary,” lady answered, & approaching Ines, took her right hand & squeezed her fingers & thumb together, making some kind of a sign. She then told Ines to go to church & show sign to the people as they left Mass. Ines told her brother to watch after pigs, & went to church, arriving just as Mass was letting out. She was crying, & went to kneel before altar of Mary. There, she told everyone what had happened.

I can't decipher what sign was in Ines’ hand, but whatever it was, people examined her hand & many believed. The following day priest led notables of town & faithful in a procession to place of last apparitions, carrying a wooden cross. When they arrived, Ines walked forward alone with cross. The Virgin Mary herself took cross, telling Ines to have a church built there in her honor.

The cross was permanently placed where Virgin, Our Lady of Apparitions, had been last seen, & many miracles occurred there, including 11 people who were brought back to life. A church was begun shortly after apparitions of Virgin were approved. It stood for nearly 5 centuries, when it was destroyed in 1936 fire, caused during Civil War. Many of nuns were martyred. In 1949 reconstruction was completed in part by Regiones Devastadas, who placed current cross in same place where first had been.

According to tradition, Ines ended her life in monastery of Santa Maria de la Cruz after having children &being widowed. It is said that anyone who goes to visit place, with faith, receives special graces, & that miracles still occur there.