de una costumbre, muy extendida entre los fieles, que consista en trasladar un manto de la Virgen a las casas donde haba algn enfermo. Con este gesto se pretenda aportar al convaleciente la Fortaleza de la Columna, as como el consuelo y proteccin sanadora de Nuestra Seora ("Salud de los enfermos").
Since 1677 there exist records about a
common habit among the faithful, which consisted of transferring a cloak of the Virgin to the houses where there was some ill people. With this gesture was intended to bring to the ailing the strength of the Column and the consolation and healing of Our Lady ("Health of the Sick").
Era tal la devocin y el nmero de
peticiones que resultaba imposible satisfacer todas las solicitudes: la amplia cifra de mantos era insuficiente y a veces el solicitante incluso resida fuera la ciudad.
Such was the devotion and the number of
requests that it was impossible to satisfy all requests: the large number of sheets was insufficient and sometimes the applicant even lived outside the city.
Por esta circunstancia se idearon
las "Cintas de la Medida de N S del Pilar". Son de seda y miden unos 40 x 2,5 cm en total. En ellas se representa, mediante grabado impreso, la medida real de la altura de nuestra Virgen cuya talla se venera en el Camarn de la Baslica.
For this circumstance were invented
"Cintas de la Medida de N S del Pilar". They are silk and are about 40 x 2,5 cm in total. They represent, by the etching printed, the true measure of the height of our Lady whose image is venerated in the chapel of the Basilica.