Good Friday - Morning
Brotherhood of Our Father Jesús Nazareno
Departure:
Church of San Francisco at 5:45 a.m.
Departure of Our Father Jesús Nazareno at 6:00 a.m.
Religious Play (Auto Sacramental): Plaza de la Constitución at 11:15 a.m.
Year of foundation:
1589
Number of participating members:
More than 3,000.
Processional order:
Banner, faithful with candles, Brotherhood of the True Cross, Roman Century, Corporation of the Prophets, Brothers of Jesús (Andas and Palio), Brotherhood of the Nazarenes, Brotherhood of the Apostles, Evangelists, Trumpeters, Turba of Black-Tail Jews, Brotherhood of Mary Magdalene, Brotherhood of Veronica, Brotherhood of the Virtues, Brotherhood of Saint John, Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows.
Route:
Imagery:
TRUE CROSS
Author: Antonio Esquinas Lama.
Date: 1965.
Temple: San Francisco.
Other information: Carved as an arboreal cross symbolizing the Tree of Life, it features golden metal finials; at the top of the upright stands a carved Passion rooster representing Saint Peter’s denial, or a pelican, and from the horizontal beam hangs the Holy Shroud.
JESUS NAZARENO
Author: Miguel de Perea.
Date: First third of the 18th century.
Temple: San Francisco.
Other information: A Sevillian School image from the late Baroque period, life-sized. Depicts Jesus carrying the cross on His left shoulder, walking forward with His right leg in front. His body leans slightly forward, head turned gently to the right, and eyes cast downward.
MARY MAGDALENE
Author: Enrique Bellido.
Date: 1926.
Temple: San Francisco.
Other information: Stylistically a contemporary Neo-Baroque dressed image with natural hair. A Passion figure, she wears a silver halo and notably carries an ointment jar bearing the hallmark of Francisco Sánchez Bueno Taramas from the mid-18th century, a contemporary of Damián de Castro.
VERONICA
Author: Anonymous.
Date: 18th – early 19th century.
Temple: San Francisco.
Other information: A dressed image made of carved and polychromed wood. The figure holds a cloth bearing the face of Jesus Nazareno. It has been restored several times, the most recent restoration carried out by Salvador Guzmán in 2021.
SAINT JOHN
Author: Anonymous.
Date: Late 18th century.
Temple: San Francisco.
Other information: Dressed image. Its most recent restoration took place in 2019.
VIRGIN OF SORROWS
Author: Anonymous. Granadine School.
Date: First third of the 18th century.
Temple: San Francisco.
Other information: A candlestick-type image made for dressing, carved in wood and polychromed in oil. It represents a sorrowful Virgin, typical of the Granadine School.