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The Brotherhood of the Virgin Our Lady of the Rosary of Santomera granted the Gold Medal as the Virgin Brother Pedro Antonio Sánchez

The president of the Community, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, today praised the work done by professionals in the Restoration Center of the Region of Murcia, "who made it possible that today we received with satisfaction the return of the image of the patron saint of Santomera, the Virgen del Rosario, his parish. "

Pedro Antonio Sanchez was speaking after handing the pastor of Santomera, Antonio Ballester, and the waiter of the Virgen del Rosario, Juan Antonio González, the image of the employer, after the recovery actions that have been made on it.

"All of us heart sank when we saw the image of the patron saint of Santomera shedding the throne," said Pedro Antonio Sanchez, who said that "thanks to the professional and technical means of the Restoration Center has managed to recover in the best conditions this reflects the feelings of a people "image.

The image of the Virgen del Rosario suffered considerable damage as a result of an unfortunate accident that took place during the procession held in this city last October.

After the accident, members of the Brotherhood of Santomera collected soil fragments detached image and was immediately transferred to the Center for Restoration of the Region of Murcia, under the Directorate General of Cultural Heritage of the Ministry of Culture and Spokesperson, where we proceeded to recovery.

The intervention consisted of a consolidation of strata at risk of detachment, followed by the adaptation of bits and pieces, and the timely reconstruction of missing elements support the restoration of the preparation layer, differentiated chromatic reintegration and final varnishing .

Finally the crowns of the Child and the Virgin so that they do not rub on the polychrome adjusted.

The Brotherhood of the Virgin Nuestra Señora del Rosario Santomera, which has 200 members, has awarded the Gold Medal as the Virgin Brother of the president of the Community, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, inviting him to participate in the procession of the Virgin 7th of October next year.

Source: CARM