page_title: Holy Week in Málaga
section_title: Holy Wednesday
hierarchical_section_title: Holy Week in Málaga / The Days of Holy Week / Holy Wednesday
caption_attribution_description: Español: Trono de la Esperanza de la Pontificia y Real Archicofradía del Dulce Nombre de Jesús Nazareno del Paso y María Santísima de la Esperanza This is a photography of a Folklore festival in Spain (Wikidata id Q9075883).
context_page_description: Holy Week in Malaga, is the annual commemoration of the Passion of Jesus Christ that takes place during the last week of Lent, the week immediately before Easter. It is one of the main cultural events, religious and tourist attraction of Málaga.
  During Holy Week, 42 brotherhoods make 45 processions through the streets of Málaga showing realistic wooden sculptures narrating scenes of the events of the Passion of Christ, or images of the Virgin Mary showing sorrow.
  Holy Week in Málaga was declared in 1965 Fiesta of International Tourist Interest of Spain.
context_section_description: This day some of the oldest and most traditional brotherhoods participate in the processions. 7 brotherhoods with 15 thrones in total take the streets of the city.
  Brotherhood of the Mediatrix (Hermandad de la Mediadora). It is one of the cofradías with the longest route, being also the last to join the Association of Confraternities. The sculptures Our Father Jesus of Nazareth Redeemer of the World and Our Lady the Mediatrix of Salvation.
  Brotherhood of Salesians (Hermandad de Salesianos). This brotherhood is one of the few with a single throne, Holy Christ of Sorrows and Our Lady of Help represents the moment when Jesus crucified in the presence of his own mother and of John the Apostle, said to his mother "Woman, behold your son" and he said to the disciple, "Behold your mother".
  Royal Merged Brotherhood (Reales Cofradías Fusionadas). Depart from the church of San Juan, this brotherhood brings to the street 4 thrones. The first with the Jesus statue of Whips and Columns, shows the moment of flagellation of Christ. The next corresponds to the Christ of Exaltation, represents Jesus at the time of the raising of the Holy Cross in the Golgotha. The third throne carried the sculpture of the Christ of the Souls of the Blind was made in 1649 by the sculptor Pedro de Zayas representing Jesus died on the Cross, it is accompanied by the Paratrooper Brigade. The last sculpture corresponds to the Virgin of the Major Sorrow.
  Brotherhood of the Dove (Hermandad de la Paloma). The Virgin of the Dove is carried by 280 bearers on one of the heaviest thrones. Throughout the procession hundreds of pigeons fly around the throne. The first statue, Jesus of the Bridge, represents the moment when Jesus, after being caught in the Garden of Olives is taken to the house of Annas, passing through a stream called Kidron.
  Brotherhood of Jesus "The Rich" (Cofradía de Jesús "El Rico") Our Father Jesus "El Rico" represents Jesus carrying the cross. Each year, since the mid-18th century, the brotherhood releases a prisoner, ceremony that was established by Carlos III. The other sculpture corresponds to the Virgin of Love.
  Archconfraternity of the Blood (Archicofradía de la Sangre). It is the oldest brotherhood of the Holy Week of Malaga, founded in 1507. The sculptural group of the Christ of the Blood represents the moment when Longinus pierced Jesus in his side with a lance. In the second throne, the Virgin of Consolation and Tears.
  Archconfraternity of Expiration (Archicofradía de la Expiración). The Christ of Expiration is a masterpiece of Mariano Benlliure, representing the Last Breath of Christ. Behind it is the Virgin of Sorrows, carried on one of the heaviest thrones of Holy Week. The Civil Guard accompanies the parade.
caption: Our Lady of Hope
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