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The image of Christ on Easter Cehegín 'will remain open until February 27 in the chapel of Solitude |

The exhibition has been organized by the Central Board of Brotherhoods of Easter with the assistance of the City of Cehegín

In the context of the iconic chapel of Solitude and for the first time in its five centuries of history, Easter Cehegín met at 15 cristíferas images belonging to the ten passionate brotherhoods who take to the streets of the town each year between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday.

The exhibition 'Passion and Light.

The image of Christ on Easter Cehegín 'is an initiative of the Central Board of guilds who has enjoyed the cooperation of the City of Cehegín, which was opened by the Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, Bishop José Manuel Lorca;

Universities CEO, Luis Javier Lozano;

Mayor Jose Soria;

President of the Central Board, Pedro Alfonso de Maya, and Council of Culture, Nicolás del Toro, and Tourism, Francisco Abril.

"I admired two things, first because Easter Cehegín is really an extraordinary opportunity to realize what the person of Jesus Christ, but also because I am transporting to Easter and how they have to devise processions by the streets of this historic city, with a great harmony of the old town ", has expressed the bishop, who has called Cehegín of" seductive city "for those who know first.

Plans Lorca Bishop encouraged the new leadership of the Central Board of guilds to work for Easter and had words of thanks to all those who have previously been in charge of it.

The CEO of Universities has stated that "it is important that people can enjoy their traditions, such as Easter, and this exposure contributes to it."

For its part, the mayor declared that "the merit of this exhibition is only the president and other members of the Central Board of guilds, which should be congratulated for having the initiative" and ensured that Easter "It is alive in Cehegín, is strong and rooted".

Jose Soria has invited those who want him to visit the exhibition and enjoy the local artistic heritage.

During the ceremony have also involved the president of the Central Board of guilds and history graduate and expert in religious heritage and brother Antonio Reyes also authored texts catalog published for the occasion, which includes the 15 images displayed.

The exhibition will remain open until February 27.

Visiting hours, totally free, will be Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00 hours and 17: 20.30.

Weekday visits will be carried booking the Tourist Office.

On the web www.pasionyluzencehegin.com can find all the necessary information.

The fifteen images that form the exhibit are the Infant Jesus of the Confraternity of the Passion of Christ;

Christ of the Samaritan of the Brotherhood of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno ('Moraos');

Burrica the Christ of the Brotherhood of the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem;

Christ of the Kiss of Judas of the Confraternity of the Passion of Christ;

the Christ of the Agony in the Garden ('Moraos');

Captive Christ of the Brotherhood of the First Lady of Pain ('Blue');

Spanking the Christ of the Confraternity of the Precious Blood of Christ ('Coloraos');

Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno ('Moraos');

Christ of the Fall of the Brotherhood of San Juan Evangelista ('White');

Christ stripped of his garments of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Sorrows ('Black');

Cristo de la Paz of the Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Peace ('Brown');

Christ of Calvary ('Moraos');

Christ Descent ('Blue');

Holy Sepulchre of the Brotherhood of Ladies and Knights of the Holy Sepulchre and Holy Christ Risen from the homonymous brotherhood.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín