The brotherhood of the Blessed Virgin of the Pieta starred in this procession in which they were accompanied by the company of Maroons grenadiers of Cartagena and a picket from the General Air Academy.
The beautiful image of the Virgin of Mercy, Manuel Ribera Girona, which shows the pain of the Virgin with suffering Christ in his lap, presided last night procession of Promises.
A size of 1955, recently restored and that since 1983 is in charge of the Agrupación de Amas de Casa de la localidad.
This procession counted the third of the Virgin of La Piedad, the third of the Holy Sepulcher, and a large group with more than fifty handfuls in fulfillment of their promises, who paraded in solemn procession.
This processional parade was also attended by the Cartagena Grenadiers, belonging to the Marraja Brotherhood and twinned with the Pinataran, AGA cadets and a piquete of the Roman third.
The official delegation was formed by the mayor, Visitación Martínez, accompanied by the Minister of Culture, Miriam Guardiola, the Colonel of the General Air Academy, Miguel Ivorra, members of the municipal corporation and other civil and military authorities.
The beautiful carving of the sculptor D. Manuel Ribera Girona, which shows the pain of the Virgin with suffering Christ in his lap, procession accompanied by the drum band of the Virgin of Mercy, the third and the handles of the Pieta, the Piquete of knights of cadets of the AGA, the picket of Romans and the Granaderos de Cartagena.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Pedro del Pinatar