Semana Santa Cabo de Palos, Los Belones, La Palma, El Albujon, La Aljorra, La Puebla, El Algar, Alumbres

Semana Santa in the Cartagena Diputations 

These are the Semana Santa processions which take place in all the diputacions of Cartagena, namely La Palma, Alumbres, Cabo de Palos, El Algar, La Puebla, La Aljorra, Los Belones, El Albujon

ALUMBRES

Procesión Virgen de la Caridad en Alumbres 

Friday 30th March, Viernes de Dolores, 9pm. 

Route: Plaza de la Iglesia, Duque, Gloria, Pelayo, Malecón, Canalejas, Trabajo, Estación, Norte, Mayor and return to the  Iglesia.

 The paso is of the Virgen de la Caridad (made by José Lozano Roca in 1951).

 CABO DE PALOS

Procession of Christ of the fishermen. 

Holy Thursday , 5th April 2012, 9.00pm

Route,  Paseo del Puerto, Aurelio Méndez, Cirio, Marín, Subida al Faro, Paseo de la Barra. 

This is very much a seafaring procession , full of symbolism for the sea and all who work with it.

 EL ALGAR

Procession of silence.

Holy Thursday,5th April 2012, 8pm. 

Route: Iglesia Nuestra Sra. Virgen de los Llanos (salida), calles Piñero, Castelar, Plaza del Hondo e Iglesia. 

This procession has been run by the local neighbours since 1971. In this procession the images of Jesus of Nazareth with the cross, Christ crucified and the Virgen de la Caridad.

LA PUEBLA

Palm Sunday procession, at 11 am, Sunday 1st April 2012

Route: Marqués de la Ensenada, Bretón de los Herreros and Avda. del Generalísimo. 

Images of the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalemon a throne donated by the Agrupación de San Juan de la Cofradía Californiaand a work of Jesus Christ acquired in 1999. 

Holy Thursday, 5th April 2012,  procession in La Puebla, 9.30pm, Route: Marqués de la Ensenada, Bretón de los Herreros y Avda. del Generalísimo. 

Images of Cristo de la Agonía,  a work dating from the 18^th century, and the Virgin Mary who was made by Jose Quiros in 1998

 LA ALJORRA

Sunday 1st April

Palm Sunday Procession at 12 midday 

Route: Calle Escuelas, Virgen de los Dolores, Trabajo and to the church, La Iglesia de La Aljorra. 

Images of La Palma and  la Cruz Vacía. 

Wednesday 4th April 2012 April, and Thursday 5th and Friday 6th April 2012 April, all at 10pm.

Route: Victoria, Albujón, Gaspar, San Juan, Trabajo, Virgen de los Dolores, Carmen, Francisco Bernal, Gaspar, San Antonio, Conciliación y Antonio Pascual. 

Images of  Jesús Nazareno-Cristo de la Salud, piece made in 2000 by Gregorio Henarejos in Los Alcázares, San Juan and  la Virgen de los Dolores. 

LOS BELONES

Holy Friday procession in Los Belones, Friday 6th April, 10pm , Route: Calles Murillo, San Isidoro, Avenida de la Fuente, Guzmán El Bueno, La Viña, Plaza Santo Ángel e Iglesia. 

Images of Cristo de la Sangre, San Juanand  Virgen de los Dolores.The procession concludes with an Encuentro- a meeting of the images, in front of the churchof San Isidro Labrador.

 EL ALBUJON

Sunday 1st April, Palm Sunday procession, 12.30 Midday

Leaving from the hermitage of El Albujón, followed by mass at 12.45

LA PALMA

Procession of Sábado Santo in La Palma, Saturday 7th April 2012, At 5am. Procesión de las ánimas.

The procession of the Ánimas is a tradition carried out by the Hermandad de las Ánimas, originally dating back to between 1703 and 1854. The procession leaves from the church and goes to the cemetery, then returns to the church, where the Oficio de Tinieblas is read. The penitents, who wear black, carry a staff as a symbol lighting the way to The Holy Father. This act is an oration for the dead, commemorating the descent of Christ to rescue souls from hell.

Tuesday 3rd April, Procession of the Santo Encuentro

10pm

Solemn procession of the Encuentro with the images of Christ crucified and the Dolorosa, the Dolorosa being made in 1950 by the sculptor José Sánchez Lozano, an artist who continued very much in the style of the Master Sculptor Francisco Salzillo.( Click for Francisco Salzillo)