The Virgen de los Dolores de Osuna will be crowned in June 2028
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The titular image of the Hermandad de los Servitas de Osuna will receive the canonical coronation on Saturday, June 10, 2028, as announced by the Archdiocese of Sevilla.
The Virgen de los Dolores, titular image of the Hermandad de los Servitas de Osuna, will be canonically crowned on Saturday, June 10, 2028. The announcement was made by the diocesan delegate for Brotherhoods and Confraternities, Marcelino Manzano, at the end of the Sabatina held at the brotherhood's headquarters, the Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria.
A carving from the Granada Baroque
The image is a full-carved sculpture by José de Mora, dated between the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th. It is an outstanding example of the Baroque of the Escuela Granadina and its usual location is the altar of the Sagrario of the aforementioned parish. According to the Archdiocese, the Virgen de los Dolores has a deeply rooted devotion among the ursaonenses.
A brotherhood from 1719
The Hermandad de los Servitas de Osuna was founded in 1719, has a thousand members and makes its penitential station on the morning of Good Friday. Osuna is a municipality in the province of Sevilla with 17,396 inhabitants (INE 2025), located 87.4 kilometres from the capital, and its residents are called ursaonenses.
What the coronation means
Canonical coronation is the act by which the Church officially recognises popular devotion to an image. In this case, the date set is Saturday, June 10, 2028, which gives the brotherhood a little more than a year and a half to prepare the events. The announcement was made during the Sabatina, the celebration that the corporation dedicates to its titular.
The announcement
The person in charge of communicating the date was the diocesan delegate for Brotherhoods and Confraternities, Marcelino Manzano, at the Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria, headquarters of the brotherhood.