Bitterness – Brotherhoods of Sevilla Palm Sunday Holy Week in Seville

Pontifical, Real and Illustrious Sacramental Brotherhood and Brotherhood of Nazarenes of Our Father Jesus of Silence in the Contempt of Herod, Bitterness Virgin of the Crowned, San Juan Evangelista and Santa Angela de la Cruz.

Church of San Juan de la Palma (Plaza de San Juan de la Palma).
2 Steps (Lord of Silence in the Contempt of Herod and Our Lady of Bitterness)

FOUNDATION: 1696 by ancient brotherhood of Hiniesta.

IMAGES: Lord is the work of Pedro Roldán (1697). Mystery of Manuel Gabella on draft Cayetano González (1939). The Virgin is attributed to the circle of Roldan (1700). San Juan, Benito is Hita del Castillo (1670).

Dressing room: Joaquin Lopez

embroidery: Pallium and mantle of Rodriguez Ojeda (1926/27).

NAZARENOS: 1.050

BROTHERS: 3.460

ELDEST BROTHER: José María Pedernal.

FOREMEN: Villanueva and Manuel Alejandro Ollero.

COSTALEROS: 45-30

DURATION: It takes to go 35 minutes.

COATS: white, tail, with the Cross of San Juan in the chest and belt Esparto.

MUSIC: Band Blessed Christ of the Three Falls in mystery and Philharmonic Society Carmen de Salteras in the Palio.

Social work: With the “Background Santa Angela de la Cruz”, It helps substance abusers through Outbreaks Association and immigrants with “project Hope” of the Daughters of Charity.

Premieres 2022: : The brotherhood has recovered the old mystery pass known as the 'potemkin battleship' and that it is using for the cults of the Lord of Silence and the Virgin of Bitterness.

Premieres 2019: Restoration of the papal flag in the workshop of Santa Barbara

Premieres 2018: Restoring embroidered corporate banner of brotherhood in the workshop of Santa Barbara.

Premieres 2017: Restoration of the secondary figures of three Roman passage by Enrique Gutiérrez Carrasquilla mystery.

OBSERVATIONS: The pallium passage is one of the most complete and balanced Easter. Another detail that also deserves some attention is the rosary made of wood that bears his saya I caught on the image of the Virgin, it is a tribute to the memory of Mother Mary of the Immaculate. St. Angela de la Cruz was devoted to the Virgin. In 2019 Commemorate the first
centenary of the famous march "Bitterness", Manual Font de Anta. St. Angela de la Cruz and Santa María de la Purisima were great devotees of the Virgin of Bitterness.

HIGHLIGHTED PLACE: Convent of Santa Angela de la Cruz where her nuns sing his Virgin stir emotion all present. Another highlight is the Europa street. By Conde de Torrejón. Upon arrival to Salvador. At its entrance to the Plaza dark and ringing“Bitterness”.

HISTORICAL FACTS: by former brothers of the Hiniesta It was founded in the late seventeenth century in the Church of San Julián, then extinct brotherhood. He is living in San Juan de la Palma from 1724. St. Angela de la Cruz was devoted to the Virgin.

Premieres 2016: Restoration of sacramental banner.

Premieres 2015: It will release the Santa Barbara restoration that has made the robe of St. John the Evangelist of Juan Manuel Rodriguez Ojeda.

PREMIERES 2014: The Lord opens on the street, because the rain did not come out last year, the past to new tissue from the Persian robe Guillermo Carrasquilla, conducted workshops last year in Santa Barbara. They just create the “Background Santa Angela de la Cruz”, which it has already helped launch a sewing and selling clothes in the South Poligono.

PREMIERES 2013: This year has passed new tissue Persian tunic of the Lord in the workshops of Santa Barbara, Carrasquilla work Rodríguez (1951). The Lord does not come out with this tunic from Guillermo Carrasquilla 2006. It has been named “Sister of Honor” Brotherhood of the Virgen de la Cabeza de San Juan de la Palma. Through the Fund St. Angela de la Cruz, the brotherhood has worked this añu with a project for seniors center and a program for children in Malawi.