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The church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat in La Pinilla


The church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat in La Pinilla

Churches of the municipality of Fuente Álamo: La Pinilla

La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Montserrat

Mass is held at 12.30 on Sundays

La Pinilla is an outlying village in the municipality of Fuente Álamo and is located midway between Las Palas and the main road connecting Mazarrón and Alhama de Murcia.

Formerly a stop-off point on a trading route, it has an interesting history, with evidence of both Roman and Moorish activity, although much of what is visible in the town today dates from the main development of the hamlet in the 19th and 20th centuries

The same is also true of the church, which is believed to be the second to have been built in La Pinilla. It dates from the 19th century and replaced an earlier place of worship which had been built in the El Fortín area, which is now abandoned. This was the original location of the Roman and Moorish settlements.

The church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat in La PinillaThe tower was added in 1956 and took 5 months and 15 days to build. The local villagers paid for the construction themselves by seeking donations, and holding small theatrical performances to raise funds, and those who had no money contributed by supplying manpower and labour, using their donkeys to lug the building materials required and lift them up to the workers as the tower grew in height.

The church is built on the site of one of the greatest treasures in the area, a freshwater spring, and was restored in January of 2010, the roof being an exact copy of the original.

Originally the church was dedicated to the Virgen de Montserrat, but following the Spanish Civil War it was changed to the Virgen de la Luz in deference to one of the few sculptures which escaped the ravages of the war: the figure, sculpted by Sánchez Lozano, was hidden throughout the conflict by villagers in their homes.

There are also images in the church of San Antonio de Padua and San Ramón Nonatao.

Architecture

The small church has a single Latin-crossed nave, with four sections and an adjoining chapel on the side of the epistle. One of the sections is crowned by a hexagonal dome, which in turn is topped with an iron cross.

The church of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat in La PinillaThe main façade faces west and the wooden door is decorated with geometric patterns. A tiled image of Nuestra Señora de la Luz can be seen in the upper right-hand part, as well as a plaque commemorating the origin of the clock which is housed in the tower.

One of the newest additions to the village is a sculpture by Murcia artist Antonio Campillo, the figure of  "A Coscaletas" presented to the village by the family of Madrid Conesa (Los Penchos) in 2011. Campillo is one of Murcia´s best loved sculptors and another piece cast from this same model is in the Parque Escultórico Antonio Campillo in the centre of Murcia.

Click here for more information about La Pinilla and its history.

Another location linked to this church is the Vía Crucis which leads up to the Calvary overlooking the village: a nice walk and the views at the top are well worth the effort! 


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