Virgen de los Desamparados
| Our Lady of the Abandoned | |
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Image of Our Lady of the Forsaken at the offering of the flowers in Valencia during Fallas, the Valencia Festival of St Joseph. (March 2008). | |
| Location | Valencia |
| Date | Second Sunday of May |
| Witness | Saint Amparo, Desamparados |
| Shrine | Basilica of Our Lady of the Forsaken, Valencia, Spain |
| Patronage | Valencia, Santa Ana, Manila, Marikina, Muntinlupa |
| Attributes | A lily in one hand; in the other, the baby Jesus carrying the Cross in his arms; the Geperudeta (hunchback) |
Our Lady of the Forsaken (Spanish: Virgen de los Desamparados or Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados; Catalan: Mare de Déu dels Desamparats, IPA: [ˈmaɾe ðe ˈðew ðelz ðezampaˈɾats]) is a Catholic invocation of the Virgin Mary. She is the patroness of Valencia and one of seven patrons of the Autonomous communities of Spain. She appears with a lily in one hand and in the other, she carries the baby Jesus who bears the cross in his arms. Her posture is characterized by a slight forward tilt, and hence, she is known affectionately as the Geperudeta (hunchback) of València. Her image is housed in the 'Basilica de la Mare de Déu dels Desamparats'.