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Convent of Sancti Spiritus. John Frederick Lewis (1833)
The most important annual festivities in the Convent of Sancti Spiritus in Granada

The convent of the Dominican nuns of Sancti Spiritus in Granada celebrated the feasts of …

Jan. 30, 2024
Chapel Orden Tercera. Parte norte del convento de San Francisco de Valladolid según hipótesis de Sáiz Virumbrales y Castro Sánchez (2021)
Organ for the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1712)

After the fire in the chapel of the Venerable Third Order of the convent of …

Jan. 9, 2024
Church of Santa María and castle-palace of the Zúñiga family in Curiel.
Theatrical representations in the town of Curiel (1624)

In 1624, the governors of the brotherhood of Nuestra Señora del Rosario of the town …

Jan. 6, 2024
Choir. Cathedral of Murcia. Sucesores de Nogués (c. 1920)
Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573)

Incorporation of the wind players to the musical staff of the cathedral of Murcia (1573).

Dec. 29, 2023

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First organs in the city (1492)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
July 11, 2015

 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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