Sanctuary of Mare de Déu de la Balma (Els Ports)

            Embedded in the concavity of the immense rock mass of Mount Tossa, an excellent viewpoint over the meander of the Bergantes River, and surrounded by a landscape of enormous beauty, is the Sanctuary of Mare de Deu de la Balma, which for centuries has been a place of worship and pilgrimage from faraway places. One of the most surprising, enigmatic, and exciting areas in the whole Region of Valencia.
According to the tradition a one-armed pastor was dazzled by a glow that came from the Mother of God, which showed him her willingness to build a hermitage in the Balma, as soon as it was completed, the pastor was no longer maimed. Very soon it became a place of pilgrimage for the whole region, and the cave hermitage turned into a sanctuary hung on the rock.
According to tradition, the Sanctuary of Mare de Déu de la Balma gained fame as a place of healing for demonised people. Pilgrims from all places went there to cure strange evils.

Incrustado en la concavidad del inmenso macizo rocoso del monte Tossa, excelente mirador sobre el meandro del río Bergantes, y rodeado de un paisaje de enorme belleza, se encuentra el Santuario de la Mare de Déu de la Balma, que durante siglos ha sido un lugar de culto y peregrinación desde lugares lejanos. Una de las zonas más sorprendentes, enigmáticas y apasionantes de toda la Comunitat Valenciana.
Según la tradición, un pastor manco fue deslumbrado por un resplandor que provenía de la Madre de Dios, lo que le mostró su voluntad de construir una ermita en la Balma, tan pronto como se terminó, el pastor ya no quedó mutilado. Muy pronto se convirtió en lugar de peregrinaje para toda la comarca, y la ermita rupestre se convirtió en un santuario colgado en la roca.
Según la tradición, el Santuario de la Mare de Déu de la Balma cobró fama como lugar de curación de los endemoniados. Peregrinos de todos los lugares acudían allí para curar extraños males.

Sorita (Els Ports/ Castelló/ Comunitat Valenciana/ Spain)
   

Taken in: Spain / Valencia / Zorita del Maestrazgo (show map)

Taken on: March 8, 2014

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Camera: Nikon D90, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 19mm (=28mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

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