History of Aranzazu

class="apple-converted-space"> , when there was established the community of Mercy, this beautiful place became constant pilgrimage site because of the miracles that are attributed to the image. Later, on April 22 of 1514 , was taken over by the Franciscan community, which has run to date. It consists of a series of buildings, on top of the mountain, of unique architectural beauty.It gets there by a steep road of the town of Onate, "walking among flowering meadows green, with touches of ocher flower turnip fallow and dry."

According to the text of the Franciscan monk, is a place to breathe spirituality, with an air of seclusion, that invites contemplation. It should be noted here the following on behalf of Aranzazu: as the chronicler Esteban de Garibay, in his book "History of the kingdoms of Spain", he ruled for the first time in the mountains separating the provinces of Alava and Guipúzcoa in the Basque region of the Spanish Republic, exactly on the site now occupied by the sanctuary. As historical fact we can say that was delivered because a young pastor named Rodrigo de Balzategui saw, as he came down the mountains of Alona, ​​

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