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Reconstruction of the interior of the Mudejar cathedral of Seville (1)
Pious endowment of Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija in the cathedral of Seville (1379/1403)

In his will, dated January 19, 1379, Ferrán Martínez, canon and archdeacon of Écija, bequeathed …

March 6, 2025
The space of the former chapel of the Espíritu Santo
Foundation and endowment of the Chapel of the Espíritu Santo in Cordoba Cathedral (1369)

On 17 June 1369, the dean and chapter of Cordoba Cathedral donated a chapel inside …

Feb. 27, 2025
<em>La devota peregrinación de la Tierra Sancta</em>. Miquel Matas (1604), fols. 111v-112r
Visit to Jerusalem (6). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the journey to Bethleem

Visit to Jerusalem (6). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the journey to …

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First organs in the city (1492)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

&nbsp;A Royal Letters Patent, signed by Isabella the Catholic and dated 28 April 1492, tells us of the arrival in Granada of two organs built by the famous Mahoma Mofferiz.

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Feast of the Visitation of Saint Elizabeth and Salve Regina on Tundidores street in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

On Tundidores Street in Granada, the guilds of shearers and shoemakers celebrated the feast of the Visitation of Saint Elizabeth and “recited” the antiphon Salve Regina, “many feasts of the …

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Salve Regina nn Ancha Street, home to the cloth merchants of Granada's Alcaicería district

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

On Ancha Street, home to the cloth merchants of Granada's Alcaicería district, stood an image of the Virgin Mary. Various Marian festivals were celebrated before this image throughout the liturgical …

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