Divine Presence in Spain and Western Europe 1500–1960: Visions, Religious Images and Photographs

List of Figures

IX List of Figures All illustrations with no source given are from the collection of the author. 1. Marisol Llamas, Casas de Benítez (Cuenca). 10 2. Mary and Joseph images meet in river, Tirteafuera (Ciudad Real). 17 3. The miraculous sweating of a painting in a rain procession, Cabra del Santo Cristo (Jaén), 1698 21 4. The vision of an angel, Ayora (Valencia). Engraving c. 1810. 25 5. The Christ of Piera (Barcelona) in rain procession, c. 1905–1910. 27 6. The Christ of Piera, print. Biblioteca de Catalunya. 28 7. The Christ of Piera, detail of apparition. 28 8. The Christ of Piera, detail of procession. 29 9. “Apparitions in Toledo.” Photos from Estampa, May 25, 1935. 31 10. Pilgrim at Roncesvalles. Postcard sent 1904. 35 11. The corporal works of mercy. Claret, Catechism, 1852. 36 12. Give drink to the thirsty. Claret, Catechism, 1852. 36 13. Give shelter to pilgrims. Claret, Catechism, 1852. 37 14. Feed the hungry. Claret, Catechism, 1852. 39 15. Rain on La Poza, Casa de Benítez (Cuenca). 44 X 16. Cover, testimony of sweating crucifix, Medina del Rioseco (Valladolid), 1602. 54 17. Parish priest with reliquary containing cloth used to wipe sweat from image, Medina de Rioseco. 57 18. Miracle of the Christ of El Bonillo by Vicente López Portaña, El Bonillo (Albacete). 61 19. Saint Francis receiving the stigmata. Parish church, Traíd (Guadalajara). 72 20. Esperanza Aparicio Buendía, El Bonillo (Albacete). 77 21. Christ at the Column, Santuario-Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Monlora, Luna (Zaragoza). 81 22. Miracle board, ca. 1630. Santuario-Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de Monlora, Luna (Zaragoza). 81 23. The Virgin of the Miracle, Cocentaina (Alicante). Postcard, 1945. 82 24. The Christ of Limpias, main altar, parish of San Pedro, Limpias (Cantabria). 82 25. Postcard sampler, José Martínez, Limpias. 83 26. Pilgrimage group at Limpias. 83 27. The bleeding statues of Templemore, Ireland, 1921. 84 28. Marie Mesmin and the oratory of the Santissima Bambina, Bordeaux. 85 29. The Santissima Bambina of Marie Mesmin. 85 30. The bleeding Sacred Heart of Mirebeau-en-Poitou c. 1911. 86 31. Angelo and Antonina Jannuso with the Weeping Madonna of Siracusa, 1953. 86 32. The Weeping Madonna in Piazza Euripide, Siracusa, 1953. Photo from Paris Match. 87 33. Stand with cotton and photographs, Piazza Euripide, Siracusa, 1953. Photo from Paris Match. 87 34. Envelope containing Siracusa cotton relic distributed from Ciudad Real, Spain. 88 35. Siracusa relic holy card distributed in Belgium, 1955. 88 XI 36. “The New Virgin of the Tears” cover of Sábado Gráfico (Madrid), 1959. 89 37. The bleeding hand of Saint Anne of Entrevaux. Photomic, Nice. 89 38. The bleeding image of Saint Anne of Entrevaux. Photomic, Nice. 90 39. Visitors to the Entrevaux image, 1954. Snapshot. 90 40. Testing the Entrevaux image’s blood. France-Dimanche, 1961. 91 41. Child pilgrims, Entrevaux, 1954. Paris Match. 91 42. Relic blood, Entrevaux. 92 43. “I made the Virgin’s statue bleed.” Headline, France-Dimanche, 1961. 92 44. “First I pricked my finger.” France-Dimanche, 1961. 93 45. Sign in stand, Siracusa, 1953. Detail, Paris Match. 94 46. A bottle of cotton soaked in tears, Siracusa, 1953. Paris Match. 95 47. Josefa Menéndez, holy card, c. 1930. 107 48. José de Ribera, St Mary the Egyptian. Museo Civico Gaetano Filangeri, Naples. 108 49. José Garmendia, Ezquioga, 1932-1933. 109 50. Marcelina Mendívil, Ezquioga, May 1933. 110 51. Girl in prayer. Postcard sent 1909. 111 52. Family in prayer, Spain. 112 53. Cover, Soireés, Brussels, 1933. 113 54. Raphael, Transfiguration, Vatican Museum. Postard, Rome, before 1905. 114 55. Murillo, San Bernardo, El Prado. Tearout postcard, Madrid. 115 56. Exvoto, shrine of Na. Sra. del Milacre, Riner (Lleida). 116 57. Exvoto, Na. Sra. del Remei, Alcanar (Tarragona). 116 58. Na. Sra. de Agres (Alicante), apparition. Lithograph holy card. 117 59. Paray-le-Monial apparition of Sacred Heart. XII Postcard sent 1915. 118 60. Lourdes apparition. Postcard, 1950s. 119 61. Beauraing apparition. Postcard, c. 1933. 119 62. Beauraing apparition. Postcard, 1933. 120 63. Pius XII and miracle of the sun of Fatima. Calendar, Pamplona, 1960. 121 64. Montserrat apparition site. Postcard c. 1929. 122 65. Montserrat apparition, backlit. 123 66. Ezquioga apparition site. Postcard, 1931. 124 67. Ezquioga apparition, backlit. 125 68. Lourdes apparition with human models. Postcard sent 1907. 126 69. Children pray...