Thirst

Photo: Hdad. Thirst

Sacramental Brotherhood hospital congregants of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Nazarenes Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Thirst, Our Lady of Consolation Mother of the Church, San Juan Evangelista and San Juan de Dios

Conception Parish (C / Christ of Thirst).
2 Steps (Christ of Thirst and Our Lady of Consolation).

FOUNDATION: 1969

IMAGES: The Crucified is Alvarez Duarte (1970). The Virgin is of Dubé de Luque (1969), remodeled by himself in 1990.

BROTHERS:  3.900

NAZARENOS: 1.750

FOREMEN: Ricardo López and his assistants.

COSTALEROS: 45/35

DURATION: It takes to go 51 minutes,

COATS: Black with white coat and black mask. The penitents wear the robe first had the brotherhood, antifaz without capirote, cloakless and rope as cíngulo.

MUSIC: After the Christ, the Band of Bugles and Drums Our Lady of the Rosary of Cádiz; the Virgin will be accompanied by the Philharmonic Society of Our Lady of Oliva de Salteras from the exit to the Cathedral and by the Municipal Band of Mairena del Alcor from the Cathedral to the entrance.

Social work: Collaboration in maintaining the shelter of prisoners leave prison “Emaus”, in addition to the Order of St. John of God and the social Commissary Mary Help.

PREMIERES 2016: The Christ of Thirst out for the first time since its restoration in the hands of its author, Luis Alvarez Duarte.

Of interest 2018: Christ of Thirst extraordinary procession will leave in late September 2019 the occasion of 50 anniversary of the founding of the brotherhood.

RECOMMENDED PLACES: Especially touching as it passes through the Sanatorium San Juan de Dios in Luis Montoto. The offering of flowers to the monument of Sister Angela.

OBSERVATIONS: Brotherhood accompany representations of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Brotherhood of Consolation in Carrion de los Cespedes and Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Sun. The crucified Christ is the only Easter with crossed legs, following the iconography of four nails of Christ of the Cathedral Clemencia, Martinez Montanes (1603). It is the longest hours Brotherhood is on the street. The Virgin is the only Virgin blue eyes of Easter. After the Holy Christ of Thirst can see a relic of San Juan de Dios escorted by the penitents of the Brotherhood.

HISTORICAL FACTS: Founded by decree D. José María Cardenal Bueno Monreal, Archbishop of Seville, in 1969, in the parish of the Immaculate Conception, , It procesionó the Good Friday for their neighborhood, Nervión, until the year 1978.