Santuario de la Victoria
Plaza del Santuario
Málaga, March 2024
“This site has its origins in 1487. During that year King Ferdinand the Catholic, settled his camp in the same place until he conquered the city on August 18th. The graven image of Santa Maria de la Victoria (Saint Mary of Victory) was already by the monarch’s side during this time. The creator of the image is unknown. Legend has it that it was Emperor Maximilian of Austria who presented the icon to the Catholic Monarchs. During the siege of the city of Malaga some friars from the Order of Minims arrived bearing a letter from its founder, St. Francis of Paola, in which he requested permission to establish convents in the name of the Order in Spain and encouraged the king to maintain the siege of Malaga, as it would be taken in three days. The king delayed the granting of the permit until the end of the Reconquest and the fall of Malaga was ascribed to the intervention of the Virgin, who since then has also been honoured with the name of Santa Maria de la Victoria (Holy Mary of Victory), an inscription with this name is carved on the base of the image itself.” (Basilica and Royal Sanctuary of Santa Maria de la Victoria, Diócesis Málaga)
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