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Holy Week in Segovia
The Holy Week in Segovia (Spanish: Semana Santa de Segovia) is one of the biggest religious and cultural festivities in the city, as well as a main tourist interest. During the week, 10 brotherhoods march through the city with a total of 17 pasos (or floats) with the polychrome carvings and statues of authors such as Gregorio Fernandez and Aniceto Marinas. Holy Week in Segovia was proclaimed a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest in 2017
The earliest evidence of a Holy Week celebration in Segovia dates back to 1534, the year in which the functioning of the confraternities was regulated by means of a Royal pragmatic.The first brotherhoods were of a disciplinary nature, these being divided into two: those that processed on Maundy Thursday (Cofradía de las Cinco Llagas) and those that processed on Good Friday (Cofradía del Confalón y la Esclavitud de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad y Santo Sepulcro).
The first mention of the brotherhood dates back to the 29th of march of 1596, it is known that it had its headquarters in the monastery of Saint Francis, located in what is now the Artillery Academy, Cristóbal Núñez describes it as 'very old' and 'very important in the city'. Most of the members of the brotherhood were either segovians or residents of the village of Zamarramala, which marched during Holy Thursday. In 1597 the Cofradía de la Santa Cruz de Zamarramala separated from the Cofradía de las Cinco Llagas due to the fact that some of the brotherhood members living in Zamarramala had died from the wounds caused by their penitential punishments when they tried to return to their homes.
The Cofradía del Confalón was founded the 1st of january of 1572, it had its headquarters in the monastery of La Merced, located in what is now the Plaza de la Merced, and marched with the float of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias on Holy Friday
The brotherhood Esclavitud de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad y Santo Sepulcro is first mentioned the 28th of july of 1952, its headquarters were located at the monastery of John of God. The members of the brotherhood had the obligation of taking care of the sick residents in the Hospital de Desamparados. On 24 January 1592, the confraternity was twinned with the confraternity of Confalon and on 6 January 1648, the confraternity was re-founded.
The Esclavitud del Vía Crucis was a brotherhood founded in 1693 in the chapel of San Roque, its by-laws were signed on 29th March 1696. The task of the brotherhood was to stage the Stations of the Cross, specifically the Descent from the Cross, in the chapel of La Piedad. In 1756 the brotherhood signed an agreement with the guild of tailors..
The Sermón de las Siete Palabras (Sermon of the Seven Words) was a speech given between 1880 and 1888 in the neighbourhood of Saint Eulalia. Its name comes from the seven words Jesus said while being crucified.
There are records of the existence of a procession of several floats from different guilds. This procession started from the church of Santa Eulalia on Holy Thursday and was organised by the guild of 'apartadores' (People in charge of sorting wool depending on its quality), which has now disappeared. A total of five images belonging to different guilds took part in the procession, which is considered to be the primitive version of the actual Procesión de los Pasos
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Holy Week in Segovia
The Holy Week in Segovia (Spanish: Semana Santa de Segovia) is one of the biggest religious and cultural festivities in the city, as well as a main tourist interest. During the week, 10 brotherhoods march through the city with a total of 17 pasos (or floats) with the polychrome carvings and statues of authors such as Gregorio Fernandez and Aniceto Marinas. Holy Week in Segovia was proclaimed a Fiesta of National Tourist Interest in 2017
The earliest evidence of a Holy Week celebration in Segovia dates back to 1534, the year in which the functioning of the confraternities was regulated by means of a Royal pragmatic.The first brotherhoods were of a disciplinary nature, these being divided into two: those that processed on Maundy Thursday (Cofradía de las Cinco Llagas) and those that processed on Good Friday (Cofradía del Confalón y la Esclavitud de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad y Santo Sepulcro).
The first mention of the brotherhood dates back to the 29th of march of 1596, it is known that it had its headquarters in the monastery of Saint Francis, located in what is now the Artillery Academy, Cristóbal Núñez describes it as 'very old' and 'very important in the city'. Most of the members of the brotherhood were either segovians or residents of the village of Zamarramala, which marched during Holy Thursday. In 1597 the Cofradía de la Santa Cruz de Zamarramala separated from the Cofradía de las Cinco Llagas due to the fact that some of the brotherhood members living in Zamarramala had died from the wounds caused by their penitential punishments when they tried to return to their homes.
The Cofradía del Confalón was founded the 1st of january of 1572, it had its headquarters in the monastery of La Merced, located in what is now the Plaza de la Merced, and marched with the float of Nuestra Señora de las Angustias on Holy Friday
The brotherhood Esclavitud de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad y Santo Sepulcro is first mentioned the 28th of july of 1952, its headquarters were located at the monastery of John of God. The members of the brotherhood had the obligation of taking care of the sick residents in the Hospital de Desamparados. On 24 January 1592, the confraternity was twinned with the confraternity of Confalon and on 6 January 1648, the confraternity was re-founded.
The Esclavitud del Vía Crucis was a brotherhood founded in 1693 in the chapel of San Roque, its by-laws were signed on 29th March 1696. The task of the brotherhood was to stage the Stations of the Cross, specifically the Descent from the Cross, in the chapel of La Piedad. In 1756 the brotherhood signed an agreement with the guild of tailors..
The Sermón de las Siete Palabras (Sermon of the Seven Words) was a speech given between 1880 and 1888 in the neighbourhood of Saint Eulalia. Its name comes from the seven words Jesus said while being crucified.
There are records of the existence of a procession of several floats from different guilds. This procession started from the church of Santa Eulalia on Holy Thursday and was organised by the guild of 'apartadores' (People in charge of sorting wool depending on its quality), which has now disappeared. A total of five images belonging to different guilds took part in the procession, which is considered to be the primitive version of the actual Procesión de los Pasos
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