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How the image of the Virgin of Almudena survived the eighth-century Muslim invasion

November 9, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

Image of the Virgin of Almudena in the streets of Madrid, Spain / Credit: ArchiMadrid

CNA Newsroom, Nov 9, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Every Nov. 9, the Church in Spain celebrates the Virgin of Almudena, the patroness of Madrid, whose image “hides” … […]