El Santuario de Nuestra Señora de los Dolores de Chandavila, nacido de las apariciones de la Virgen María a dos jóvenes humildes en 1945, conserva la memoria viva del paso de María santísima por La Codosera, y desde entonces se ha convertido en un lugar de encuentro, de conversión y de ternura maternal.
Its identity is based on three pillars:
Mariano: Here the Virgin of Sorrows manifested herself to remind us of the value redeemer of suffering united to Christ, and to offer us his consolation of Mother.
Merciful: The Virgin made herself present with a gentle call to the prayer, reconciliation, and inner peace. His message was clear: “Pray, do penance, build a hermitage.” It is the heart of a spirituality of forgiveness and grace.
Popular and humble: Since its origins, Chandavila has been sanctuary of the common people, accessible, close, where every pilgrim can feel welcomed just as you are. There’s no need to be wise or important here: you just have to come with an open heart.
Mission of the sanctuary:
Chandavila’s mission is offer a spiritual home to all who They seek God in the silence and tenderness of Mary.From this corner From Extremadura, the Sanctuary wants:
To be place of prayer and worship, where the soul is renewed before the Tabernacle and the Rosary.
To be pilgrim reception area, of listening, comfort and hope.
To be refuge of mercy, where sinners find the forgiveness, and those who suffer, the relief of a Mother who does not forget.
To be beacon for the distant, for those wounded by life, for those who have not yet discovered the love of God.
The Sanctuary does not exist only to preserve a memory, but to live it every day day, with every candle lit, every mass celebrated, every Rosary shared. Chandavila is still relevant. Your message is more needed than ever. In a world that runs, that hurts and that forgets, this sanctuary offers a break sacred, a maternal voice and a caress from heaven. Who arrives at Chandavila, you don’t leave the same. Because here Maria keeps passing by… and continues looking.
