Father Llorca was 77-years-old when
he passed away peacefully last
Tuesday.
He was the parish priest of Senija for
17 years and led his last Mass in the
municipality on September 3
ONE OF the last four friars at the
Purissima Concepcio Monastery in
Benissa passed away last week, just
three months after he led his last
Mass.
Father Llorca was much-loved in the
community and his funeral at the
Cocentaina Convent was packed to the
rafters, as was the Mass held in his
memory at the Santa Caterina Church
in Senija.
The closure of the Purissima Concepcio
Monastery – founded in 1613 – was
announced in June by Benissa Town
Council who confirmed that the
remaining four friars could no longer
maintain the building due to its size and
their age.
Over 250 people attend what was
supposed to be a ‘small’ leaving
ceremony in August when the friars
moved out.
The monastery –declared of Cultural
Interest (BIC) – was offered to Caritas
and to the Commission for Assistance
to Refugees: meetings were held by the
council to decide a future use for the
space, linked to Benissa and its history
but the high cost of restoring the
building made the project unfeasible
for the NGOs.
It was later announced that the
monastery will reopen as a hotel in
2018, although the church within it will
remain fully functional for the
Franciscans of Benissa to meet and
worship once a month.
he passed away peacefully last
Tuesday.
He was the parish priest of Senija for
17 years and led his last Mass in the
municipality on September 3
Purissima Concepcio Monastery in
Benissa passed away last week, just
three months after he led his last
Mass.
Father Llorca was much-loved in the
community and his funeral at the
Cocentaina Convent was packed to the
rafters, as was the Mass held in his
memory at the Santa Caterina Church
in Senija.
The closure of the Purissima Concepcio
Monastery – founded in 1613 – was
announced in June by Benissa Town
Council who confirmed that the
remaining four friars could no longer
maintain the building due to its size and
their age.
Over 250 people attend what was
supposed to be a ‘small’ leaving
ceremony in August when the friars
moved out.
The monastery –declared of Cultural
Interest (BIC) – was offered to Caritas
and to the Commission for Assistance
to Refugees: meetings were held by the
council to decide a future use for the
space, linked to Benissa and its history
but the high cost of restoring the
building made the project unfeasible
for the NGOs.
It was later announced that the
monastery will reopen as a hotel in
2018, although the church within it will
remain fully functional for the
Franciscans of Benissa to meet and
worship once a month.
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