1940s – Basílica de la Macarena, Seville, Spain
This 1940s church, which is home to the most adored religious image in all of Andalucía, the 17th-century Virgen de la Esperanza (Hope) sculpture. Commonly known simply as La Macarena, she is the patron saint of bullfighters and the city’s supreme representation of the grieving yet sanguine mother of Christ.
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Published October 6, 2009 | Last Updated March 5, 2026
