The hermitage-convent of Nuestra Señora de la Estrella was founded at the end of the 17th century in Miguelturra, province of Ciudad Real (Spain). It was created around the primitive hermitage of Santa Marina, which has belonged to the Virgen de la Estrella since the 13th century, after the apparition of the Virgin, discovered by some shepherds in the place who for several nights pointed out a star to them. Digging at the marked point, they found a dark-haired virgin inside a cave, which can still be visited next to the church. Taking her from that moment as the patron saint of Miguelturra.

The convent, attended from its origin by cloistered Mercedarian nuns, was founded by Doña Maria Velarde y Treviño due to the fame that the virgin had for being miraculous. The founder was buried next to her husband, Francisco Trevillo y Dávila at the foot of the main altar in 1785.

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December 6, 2023

It preserves a painting inside the convent where a knight of Calatrava is represented kneeling before the image of Maria de la Estrella and where tradition says that he announced to her that they were going to found a convent attached to the hermitage. At the bottom of the box it reads: "EXVOTO".

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