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<em>A sermon in the Orange Tree Courtyard</em>. José Jiménez Aranda (c. 1876)
Sermons at the Patio de los Naranjos in Seville Cathedral (c.1400-c.1920)

The sermons preached from the pulpit in the courtyard of the Orange Trees in Seville …

June 18, 2023
Virgen de los Dolores. José de Mora (1671). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiméne
Confraternities at the Oratory of San Felipe Neri

Confraternities at the Oratory of San Felipe Neri.

June 14, 2023
Northern part of the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid according to the hypothesis of Sáiz Virumbrales and Castro Sánchez (2021).
Christmas Matins and Midnight Mass in the convent of San Francisco de Valladolid (1659)

In his Journal du voyage d'Espagne, François Bertaut de Fréauville, French diplomat and writer, takes …

June 6, 2023
<em>Motecta festorum totius anni</em>. Tomás Luis de Victoria (Roma, 1585)
Works by Francisco Guerrero in Valencia cathedral

Works by Francisco Guerrero in Valencia cathedral.

May 28, 2023

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Inauguration of the academic activities in the Schools of la Purísima in Seville (1765)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
11-10-2018

On 6 May 1765, the inauguration of the Escuelas de la Purísima, next to the church of San Luis de los Franceses, took place, where a solemn mass was celebrated …

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Sale of vihuela strings in Granada (1542)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
07-10-2018

A notarial protocol from Granada shows that the guild of masters of vihuela string making exported part of its artisan production to other parts of the Crown of Castile in …

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Burial of Luis de Alcázar in Seville (1613)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
06-10-2018

Francisco Pacheco, painter and writer, includes the Jesuit theologian Luis de Alcázar in his Libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos de ilustres y memorables varones (Book of descriptions of true …

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The Comedy Inn in Granada

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
02-10-2018

On Carpintería Street, behind the Coliseum -opened in 1593- was the "mesón de Comedias", which housed the actors who performed in the aforementioned stage, both owned by the municipal council.

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First regulation of bell tolling in the cathedral of Seville (1373)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
30-09-2018

The earliest known arrangement of the ringing of the bells of Seville Cathedral dates from 1373. This record gives an account of the two bell towers that this institution had: …

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Religious profession of musician nuns at the convent of Santa Paula in Seville (1624)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
25-09-2018

&nbsp;In 1624, Manuel Sarmiento Mendoza, visitor of the women's convents in Seville, reported to the cathedral chapter that the convent of Santa Paula said that it was very short of …

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Religious profession of musician nuns at the convent of San Clemente in Seville (1624)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
23-09-2018

In 1624, Manuel Sarmiento Mendoza, visitor of the female convents of Seville, granted permission for the profession of two musicians nuns in the convent of San Clemente, one without a …

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