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Old cathedral of Cádiz (chuch of Santa Cruz). Picture by Juan Ruiz Jiménez
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Visit to Jerusalem (5). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the Mount of Olives.

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Oct. 3, 2024

Visit to Jerusalem (5). Pilgrims' prayers and songs at the stations of the Mount of Olives.

journey AAT Lapidaverunt hic Stepanum (antiphon) Omnipotens sempiterne Deus qui primitias martirum in beati levitae Stephani (oratio) Sancta Maria sucurre miseris (antiphon) Famulorum tuorum quaesumus Domine dilictis ignosce (oratio) Pater Noster Credo Sedente Jesu super hunc montem Oliveti (antiphon) Presta nobis Domine Jesu Christe pater futuri saeculi (oratio) Cum appropinquaret Jesus Hierusalem videns civitatem flevit super illam (antiphon) Inclina domine aurem tuam precibus supplicantium (oratio) Jesu nostra redemptio / Salutis humane sator (hymn) O Rex gloriae domine virtutum (antiphon) Concede quaesumus onmipotens Deus (oratio) Cum autem esset Jesus in Bethania in domo Simonis leprosi (antiphon) Fac nos quaesumus domine, exemplo beatae Mariae Magdalenae (oratio) Intravit Jesus in hoc castellum et mulier quedam (antiphon) Dulcissime domine Jesu Christe qui pro tua summa pietate (oratio) Nardi Maria pistici (hymn) Beatae Mariae Magdalenae, quaesumus domine suffragiis adiuvemur (oratio) Jesus ergo rursum fremens in semet ipso venit ad hoc monumentum (oratio) Omnipotens clementissime Deus, qui mundum innumerabilibus renovas beneficiis (oratio) Nondum venerat Jesus in hoc castellum (antiphon) Consolator optime Jesu Christe benigne qui ad gaudium Mariae et Marthae sororum (oratio) Cum appropinquasset Jesus Hierosolymis et venisset hic in Bethphage and montem Oliveti (antiphon) Omnipotens aeternae Deus, qui dominum nostrum Jesum Christum die azimorum (oratio) Miquel Matas. La devota peregrinació de la Terra Sancta Jean Zuallart. Il devotissimo viaggio di Gerusalemne Itinerary of Francisco Guerrero's journey to Jerusalem mapping Francisco Guerrero Miquel Matas (priest) Jean Zuallart (mayor, pilgrim) Site of the stoning of St. Stephen church of Pater Noster chapel of the Ascension Greek Orthodox church of Viri Galilei tomb of Lazarus church of Betphage
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Organ for the Monastery of San Zoilo in Carrión de los Condes (1716)

Juan Ruiz Jiménez
Aug. 25, 2024

In 1716, the Benedictine community of the Monastery of San Zoilo signed a contract with the organ builder Gregorio González Roldán for the construction of an organ for their church. …

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