Lorca Foundation presents the Christ tied to the Column] | responsible for the management of the nursing home in Jumilla |
The Diocese of Cartagena reopen the nursing of Jumilla, which until late last June, managed the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Elderly.
This morning took place the notarization of the decree of erection of the religious Christ tied to the Column Foundation, which is responsible for the management of the residence- and his statutes, and the acceptance of the board members.
After the signing, the Bishop of Cartagena has expressed his happiness for being able to offer "this to the elderly, to be attentive to their needs gift, echoing the words of Pope Francisco not to dismiss the young and the elderly."
Mons. Lorca thanked the "extraordinary" response of the people of Jumilla, "from the Mayor to the board members."
The building that housed the residence was a gift that made a particular Sisters for it a nursing home, with a clause which specified that if the religious were leaving Jumilla the building would the Bishop of Cartagena was located it destined for the same end.
"If I did not accept the conditions, the heirs would have happened with the same condition, which was intended for the same purpose," said the archbishop.
The works, which will start soon, is expected to last about five months, in order to open the residence at the beginning of next year.
Source: Obispado de Cartagena