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Estipite in the Basilica of la Vera Cruz in Caravaca de la Cruz, Region of Murcia, Spain. Estitipes on the facade of the Parroquia Antigua in Salamanca , State of Guanajuato , Mexico. The estipite column is a type of pilaster typical of the Churrigueresque Baroque style of Spain and Spanish America used in the 18th century. [ 1 ]
The horses come together to Moors and Christians, the Fiestas de Caravaca de la Cruz are held from 1 to 5 May in honor of the patron saint of the village, the Blessed and Vera Cruz de Caravaca. The horses came from Caravaca de la Cruz, on 2 May was done with the streets of the city with its splendid robes embroidered in silk and gold, and the ...
Basilica of Vera Cruz (Spanish: Basílica de la Vera Cruz) is a Roman Catholic Church (minor basilica) in town Caravaca de la Cruz. The church was given the title of minor basilica by Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments on December 3, 2007.
A great cross (the so-called Cruz de Guía – Guiding Cross) is carried at the beginning of each procession. A number of people (sometimes barefoot) dressed in a habit and with the distinctive pointed hood ( capirote ), and holding long wax candles (only lit by night), marching in silence.
The only fraternity allowed to perform these celebrations was the Vera Cruz. Commemoration of the Descent from the Cross by the Brotherhood of la Vera Cruz. These processions are performed in the present and are the quintessential events of the Holy Week in Salamanca. The Chapel of the Brotherhood of la Vera Cruz
Cruces parroquiales de la ribera del Landro. Fundación Caixa Galicia. ISBN 84-95491-26-5; Chao Espina, Enrique (1988) (en español). Historia de Viveiro (Documentos para a historia contemporánea de Galicia). Ediciós do Castro. ISBN 84-7492-396-4. Donapetry Yribarnegaray, Juan (1953) (in Spanish). Historia de Vivero y su concejo.
After 13 years of civil war, Syria's opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen President Bashar al-Assad's grip on power when, about six months ago, they communicated to Turkey plans for ...
The Burial of the Sardine in Murcia (Entierro de la Sardina en Murcia) since 1851, is a festivity that is celebrated in Murcia during the Spring Festival (Fiestas de Primavera de Murcia), whose main event is a parade of floats and men dressing in dresses that culminates with the burning of the sardine on the Saturday after Holy Week.The Burial recalls the old pagan myths.