GOOD FRIDAY (Friday, March 22, 2013): Procession of 'La Virgen de los Dolores'

Brotherhood of 'Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno y la Santísima Virgen de los Dolores'

Time
9 pm.

Home-Starting point
Church of San Miguel dos Agros

Itinerary
Praza de San Miguel dos Agros – Rúa de Abril Ares – Rúa das Campás de San Xoán – Rúa da Acibechería – Catedral – Praza das Praterías – Rúa do Vilar – Praza do Toural – Rúa Nova – Rúa da Conga – Rúa do Preguntoiro – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa da Algalia de Arriba – Praza de San Miguel dos Agros – Iglesia de San Miguel dos Agros

Points of Interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums and the Municipal Musica Band. Its members wear a black serge habit with purple moiré silk wristbands, sash and hood.
The image of 'La Virgen de los Dolores' is dressed with a velvet with a velvet cape... read more

March 24

11:30 am.
Praza da Quintana: Palm Sunday
Blessing of the Palms liturgy

12:00 am.
Cathedral: Stational Mass presided by the Archbishop

Palm Sunday, March 24
Brotherhood of 'La Esperanza

Time and place
Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 24). Church of Ánimas. 6 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of El Santo Cristo de las Misericordias - Ánimas

Itinerary
Praza das Ánimas - Rúa das Casas Reais – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa do Preguntoiro – Rúa da Caldeirería – Rúa de Tras de Salomé – Rúa Nova – Praza do Toural – Rúa das Orfas – Rúa da Caldeirería – Rúa do Preguntoiro – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa das Casas Reais – Praza das Ánimas.

Points of interest...
Children’s procession featuring guiding cross, band music with bugles and drums and black serge habit with red scapular, wristbands, sash and hood.
All those carrying the float are girls.

Year of foundation
Founded in 2005

History
The brotherhood was established in 2005 within the youth section of the... read more

“Orden Franciscana Seglar” (Third Order of St. Francis)
Procession of the Entry into Jerusalem

Time an Place
Palm Sunday (Sunday, March 24). Church of la Orden Franciscana Seglar. 11 am.

Home-Starting point
Church of la Orden Franciscana Seglar

Itinerary
Campiño de San Francisco – Rúa de San Francisco – Praza do Obradoiro – Fonseca - Praterías - Praza da Quintana - Praterías - Fonseca - Praza do Obradoiro - Campiño de San Francisco.

Points of Interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums and the Municipal Music Band.
Its members wear a white serge habit with yellow wristbands, sash and hood.
The series of statues entitled “Entrada triunfal de Xesús en Xerusalén” is the work of Roberto G. del Blanco.

Founded
1215

History
There have been Franciscan Tertiaries in Santiago since st. Francis visited Compostela in 1215 and founded his order; they... read more

Monday, March 25, 2013: PROCESSION OF 'LA HUMILDAD'
Brotherhood of 'La Humildad'

Time
9.30 pm

Home-Starting Point
Church of Santa María do Camiño

Itinerary
Rúa Travesa - Casas Reais - Praza de Cervantes - Preguntoiro – Caldeirería - Orfas - Toural - Rúa do Vilar - Xelmírez - Conga - Preguntoiro - Praza de Cervantes - Casas Reais - Rúa Travesa

Points of interest...
Its members wear a black serge habit, with yellow sleeves and hood, and a cord of the same colour.

Founded
2008

History
The brotherhood was created in 2008 by a group of young people, whose procession leaves from the Church of Santa María do Camiño.

Holy Tuesday (Tuesday, March 26). Procession of 'Cristo de la Paciencia'

Brotherhood of 'Cristo de la Paciencia'

Time
9 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of a Mercé (Conxo)

Itinerary
Convento de Madres Mercedarias – Rúa Fonte de Santo Antonio – Rúa das Orfas – Praza do Toural – Rúa do Vilar – Praza das Praterías – Catedral

Points of interest...
Procession featuring guided parish cross, band music with bugles and drums and the Municipal Music Band.
Its members wear a white serge habit with red wristbands, sash and hood.
The statue of “El Santísimo Cristo de la Paciencia” is a crucified Jesus that replaces the regular one, made by Gregorio Fernández, in the procession.

Year of foundation
Founded in 1629

History
The “Cofradía y Esclavitud de Nuestra Señora Madre María Santísima de las Mercedes” became the... read more

Holy Wednesday (Wednesday, March 27): PROCESSION OF 'LOS ESTUDIANTES'
Brotherhood of 'Stmo. Cristo de la Misericordia, Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Esperanza y Nuestra Señora de los Remedios'

Time
11 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of Orfas

Itinerary
School of Orfas. Rúa das Orfas, 5 (11 pm) - Toural (11:15 pm) - Rúa do Vilar (11:20 pm) - Praterías (11:45 pm) Xelmírez (11:50 pm) - Conga (11:55 pm) - Rúa Nova (12) - Iglesia de Santa María Salomé (12:30 am) - Toural (12:40 am) - School of Orfas (12:45 am).

Points of interest...
Procession featuring guiding cross accompanied by children, band music of Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia from Viveiro and chapel music.
Its members wear a serge habit and black satin hood with ivory-coloured scapular, wristbands and cord.
The statue of “El Santísimo Cristo de la Misericordia” is an Ecce Homo sculpted by Leopoldo Rodríguez.
The brotherhood organises a special procession every year to venerate the... read more

Holy Wednesday (Wednesday, March 27): Way of the Cross
Coordinator of Secular Religious Organisations

Time
- 7.30 pm: Mass
- 8 pm: Procession

Organisation
Coordinator of Secular Religious Organisations

Home-Starting point
Church of San Francisco

Itinerary
Campiño de San Francisco - San Francisco - Praza do Obradoiro - Fonseca - Praza das Praterías - Conga - Praza da Quintana - Conga - Praza das Praterías - Fonseca - Praza do Obradoiro

Points of interest...
The procession originally featured the Franciscan Fathers’ damascus cross, but in 1957 it was replaced by the statue of “El Cristo de la Paciencia de Conxo.”
It is always presided by the Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, with the participation of representatives of all of Compostela’s brotherhoods.

Year of Foundation
Started in 1955, it was suspended in 1967 and restarted in 1988.

History
The Way of the Cross was founded by the... read more

Maundy Thursday (Thursday, March 28, 2013): PROCESSION OF 'JESÚS FLAGELADO'
Brotherhood of 'Nuestro Padre Jesús Flagelado'

Time
11:30 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of San Agustín

Itinerary
Praza de San Agustín - Cantón de San Bieito- Praza de Cervantes - Rúa Algalia de Arriba - Praza de San Miguel dos Agros - Abril Ares - Campás de San Xoán - Acibechería - Tras San Paio de Antealtares - Conga - Preguntoiro - Caldeirería - Orfas - Toural - Rúa do Vilar - Xelmírez - Conga - Preguntoiro - Praza de Cervantes - Cantón de San Bieito - Praza de San Agustín

Points of interest...
It is a penitential procession featuring crosses and chains.
Its members wear a black habit with sky-blue hood, wristbands and chord.
The image of “Nuestro Padre Jesús Flagelado” was sculpted by Diego de Sande in the first third of the 18th Century.
The Baroque-style float used in the procession was made in 1953 by the carpenter Pose.
read more

Maundy Thursday (Thursday, March 28): PROCESSION OF 'LA ÚLTIMA CENA DEL SALVADOR'
Brotherhood of 'La Vera Cruz'

Time
7 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of San Francisco

Itinerary
San Francisco – Praza do Obradoiro – Praza das Praterías – Rúa do Vilar – Rúa Nova – Rúa da Conga – Praza das Praterías – Praza do Obradoiro – San Francisco

Points of interest...
Procession featuring parish cross accompanied by a rattle, band music with bugles and drums and the Municipal Music Band.
Its members wear a black serge habit with olive-green wristbands, hood and sash.
The float features the “Última Cena del Salvador,” which won a prize at the Paris Universal Exhibition, a statue of the last supper made by the Compostela sculptor Sanmartín in 1864.
The “Nazareno de Medinacelli” that is part of the procession was recently donated to the brotherhood by the nuns... read more

Good Friday (Friday, March 29, 2013): PROCESSION OF 'LA VIRGEN DE LA SOLEDAD'
Brotherhood: Cofradía de la Virgen de la Soledad

Time
11 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of Santa María Salomé

Itinerary
Rúa Nova - Praza do Toural - Rúa do Vilar - Praza das Praterías - Conga - Preguntoiro – Rúa do Castro - Praza da Universidade - Cardenal Payá - Orfas - Toural - Rúa Nova

Points of interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums. Its members wear a black habit with white moiré silk hood, wristbands and sash.
The procession includes images of “La Santísima Virgen de la Soledad,” covered with a jet-stone cape by the compostela artisan Marcelino, and an allegorical float of Calvary.

Year of Foundation
17th Century

History
The procession used to be held on Easter Sunday until the thirties, when it was changed to the evening of Good Friday.
For a long time it... read more

Good Friday (Friday, March 29, 2013): PROCESSION OF 'EL SANTO ENTIERRO'
Brotherhood: Cofradía Numeraria del Rosario

Time
8 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of San Domingos de Bonaval

Itinerary
Rúa de San Domingos de Bonaval – Porta do Camiño – Rúa das Casas Reais – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa da Acibechería – Praza da Inmaculada – Estación de Penitencia Catedral – Praza das Praterías – Rúa do Vilar – Praza do Toural – Rúa Nova – Rúa da Conga – Rúa do Preguntoiro – Praza de Cervantes – Casas Reais – Porta do Camiño – Rúa de San Domingos de Bonaval
(In the event of rain, it will be held inside the church of San Domingos de Bonaval).

Points of interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums and the Municipal Music Band.
Its 150 members wear tailcoats.
The reclining Christ is the work of Pedro Taboada; the urn in... read more

Good Friday (Friday, March 29, 2013): PROCESSION OF 'LA QUINTA ANGUSTIA'

Brotherhood of 'Nuestra Señora de la Quinta Angustia'

Time
6 pm

Home-Starting point
Church of Nuestra Señora de la Quinta Angustia

Itinerary
Campo da Angustia – Rúa do Rosario – Rúa de Bonaval – Porta do Camiño – Rúa das Casas Reais – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa da Acibechería – Rúa de Tras San Paio de Antealtares– Rúa da Conga – Rúa do Preguntoiro – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa das Casas Reais – Porta do Camiño – Rúa de San Pedro – Campo da Angustia.

Points of interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums and Municipal Music Band.
Its members wear a black serge habit with wristbands, sash and hood of green satin, in the case of those accompanying the Christ, and of white satin for those accompanying the Virgin.
The image of “La Virgen de la... read more

Good Friday (Friday, March 29, 2013): PROCESSION OF THE HOLY ENCOUNTER

Time
11 am

Home-Starting point
Church of San Miguel dos Agros

Itinerary
Praza da Quintana – Rúa da Conga – Praza das Praterías – Rúa do Vilar – Praza do Toural – Rúa Nova – Rúa da Conga – Rúa do Preguntoiro – Praza de Cervantes – Rúa da Algalia de Arriba – Rúa de San Roque – Rúa do Hospitaliño – Praza de San Martiño – Praza de San Miguel dos Agros

Points of interest...
Procession featuring parish cross, band music with bugles and drums and the Municipal Music Band.
Its members wear a black serge habit with purple moiré silk wristbands, sash and hood.
The images of “La Virgen de los Dolores" and "Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno” are clothed with velvet capes made and embroidered in the Porto sewing workshop in the second half of the 20th Century.
The figures of St. John and St. Veronica also form... read more

Holy Saturday (Saturday, March 30, 2013): PROCESSION OF 'LOS HERMANOS'
Brotherhood of 'Cristo de la Unción y Nuestra Señora de la Serenidad'

Time
7.30 pm

Home-Starting point
School of La Inmaculada

Itinerary
Concepción Arenal - Fonte de Santo Antonio - Orfas - Rúa Nova - Praza das Praterías - Rúa do Vilar - Porta Faxeira - Senra - Fonte de San Antonio - Concepción Arenal

Points of interest...
Procession featuring guiding cross, band music with drums, La Brilat Band and the Royal Bagpipe Band of Orense.
Its members wear a white serge habit, black hood and sky-blue wristbands and sash.
Both the statue of “Santo Cristo de la Unción” and that of “Nuestra Señora de la Serenidad” were made in the 20th Century by the Compostela sculptor Castor Lata.
The procession also includes the cross of “Los Infantes,” one of the brotherhood’s identifying symbols, which is carried by 22 children.
Since 2003, the “Santo Cristo de la... read more

Sunday, March 31, 2013: PROCESSION OF 'EL CRISTO RESUCITADO'
Brotherhood of 'Vera Cruz'
 

Time
11 am

Home-Starting point
Church of San Francisco

Itinerary
Praza da Quintana - Rúa da Conga - Rúa Nova - Praza do Toural - Rúa do Vilar - Praza das Praterías - Rúa da Conga – Preguntoiro - Praza de Cervantes - Acibechería - Praza da Inmaculada - Val de Deus - San Francisco.

History
Brotherhood of 'La Vera Cruz' was founded in the 16th Century in the monastery of San Francisco.

Dominica in Albis (Sunday, April 7, 2013): PROCESSION OF 'EL CRISTO DE LA PACIENCIA'
Brotherhood of 'El Cristo de la Paciencia'

Time
11 am

Home-Starting point
Praza do Obradoiro

Itinerary
Praza do Obradoiro - Praza das Praterías – Rúa do Vilar – Porta Faxeira – Avenida de Xoán Carlos I – Avenida de Rosalía de Castro – Avenida de Vilagarcía – Rúa de García Prieto – Rúa de Sánchez Freire – A Mercé (Conxo)

Points of interest...
Procession featuring a parish guiding cross, band music with bugles and drums and music band. White serge habit with red wristbands and sash.
The statue of “El Santísimo Cristo de la Paciencia” is a crucified Jesus that replaces the regular one made by Gregorio Fernández in the procession.

Year of Foundation
Founded in 1629

History
The “Cofradía y Esclavitud de Nuestra Señora Madre... read more

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