Guide to All the Pre-Holy Week Processions in Malaga

The processions in Malaga of a Passionist nature are not only held during Holy Week. The Lenten period is also a time for the external worship of other non-grouped brotherhoods, parish groups and associations of the faithful that, unlike what happens in other provinces, in Malaga they do present processions with Nazarenes in their processional exits through the different neighborhoods of the city and through the Historic Center, as does the Christ of Clemency (former Mutilated). which even makes a station of penance in the Cathedral.

To the usual list of processions must be added this year those organized by the Parish Group of the Nazarene of Health, which will tour Huelin for the first time since the creation of the corporation, and the one promoted by Fundación Victoria, which includes all diocesan schools, and that on the last Saturday of March, Like a children's magna, she will tour the streets of the 

Historic Center and El Perchel, in a processional parade in which 12 small thrones will leave from the parish of the Martyrs and a thousand students will participate, including the corteges, bearers and musical formations. Similarly, it should be noted that the Virgin of the Sun will leave for the first time from the sanctuary of La Victoria, another of the novelties of the processional Lent in Malaga. Because the preambles of Holy Week are also lived in the street. Image: Our Father Jesus Captive of Mercy, by Juan Manuel Montaño (2015). Check-out time: 6 pm. Time of the running of the bulls: 9 pm. Route: Parish of Visitation of Mary, Guadalquivirejo, Conejito, Aljaima, Tarajal, Salino, Nereida, Nemoroso, Chaparral, Guadalquivirejo and parish of Visitation of Mary. Music: Agrupación musical Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación, from Almuñécar (Granada). Image: María Santísima Lágrimas del Carmen, work by Israel Cornejo (2008-2009). Check-out time: 5 pm. .

Time of the running of the bulls: 10 p.m. Route: Parish of Santo Ángel, Ayala Góngora, Ferrán Núñez, Avenida Ingeniero José María Garnica, Donoso Cortés, Góngora, Ferrán Núñez, Ferrocarril del Puerto, Ayala, Ferrocarril del Puerto, Ferrán Núñez Orfila, Huelin Park, Pintor de la Fuente Grima, Capulino Jáuregui, Amadeo Vives, Maestro Alonso, Maestro Chapí, Cómico Riquelme, Orfila, Ayala and Parroquia del Santo Ángel. Music: Rincón de la Victoria music band. Images: Procession with 12 thrones (seven images of the Lord and five of the Virgin). The following diocesan schools in the capital participate in the Victoria Foundation: Padre Jacobo, Cardenal Herrera Oria, La Presentación, Espíritu Santo, Divina Pastora, Divino Maestro, Santa Rosa de Lima, San José Obrero and Obispo San Patricio. Check-out time: 5 pm. Time of the running of the bulls: 7.30 p.m.

Route: Parish of the Martyrs, Santa Lucía, Granada, Plaza de la Constitución, Larios, Liborio García, Nueva, Plaza Félix Sáenz, Sagasta, Moreno Carbonero, Sebastián Souvirón, Plaza Arriola, Atarazanas, Prim, Puente de la Esperanza, Pasillo de Santo Domingo –station in front of the chapel of the Virgen de los Dolores del Puente–, Plaza de Fray Alonso de Santo Tomás, Cerezuela and Basilica of Paso y la Esperanza.

Route: Ermita de Zamarrilla towards the parish of La Amargura, where he will preside over the prayer of the Stations of the Cross. At the end, a procession back through the streets Honduras, Luis Braille, Diego de Vergara, Antonio Jiménez Ruiz, Pelayo, Lanuza, Avenida de Barcelona, Arrebolado, Carril, Mármoles and hermitage (11:30 p.m.).

Music: Musical chapel of Zamarrilla (outward transfer) and musical group San Lorenzo Mártir (procession).

Image: María Santísima in her Sweet Resignation, an anonymous work of the Gutiérrez de León circle (mid-nineteenth century).

Departure time: 7.30 pm.

Time of the running of the bulls: 11:30 p.m.

Route: Parish of the Holy Trinity, placeta del Compás de la Trinidad, Calzada de la Trinidad, Avenida Barcelona, San Quintín, Sevilla, Trinidad, Barrera de la Trinidad, Plaza de Bailén, Pelayo, Cataluña, Natalia, Ecuador, Diego de Vergara, Bailén, Pacheco Maldonado, Fernando Chirino, Monteleón, Calzada de la Trinidad, placeta del Compás de la Trinidad and parish of the Santissima Trinidad,

Music: Brass quintet belonging to the Santa Cecilia music band. Image: Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Esperanza ante Anás, work by Juan Manuel García Palomo (2020). The sculptural group is by Enrique Calero Rivera (2013-2015). Check-out time: 5.30 pm. Time of the running of the bulls: 10 p.m. Route: Tinglao of the Elementary Conservatory of Music of Malaga, Practicante Fernández Alcolea, Pérez Zúñiga, Aljofaina, Antofagasta, Padre Arnaiz, Montiel, Real, Avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano, Avenida de la Estación, Ortega Munilla, Alonso Carrillo de Albornoz, Miguel Moya, Mar, Practicante Fernández Alcolea and tinglao of the Elementary Conservatory of Music of Malaga. Music: Musical group Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud, 'Los Gitanos', from Seville. Image: Our Lady Queen and Mother of Carmen Dolorosa, work by Antonio Asensio de la Cerda (c. 1770). Check-out time: 6 pm. Time of the running of the bulls: 10.15 p.m. 

Route: Parish of the Sanctissimum Corpus Christi, Ventura de la Vega, Juan Sebastián Elcano Avenue, Fernández Shaw, Mariano de Esperanza: Nuestro Padre Jes%C3%BAs de la Esperanza ante An%C3%A1s, work of Juan Manuel Garc%C3%ADa Palomo (2020). The sculptural group %C3%B3rico is by Enrique Calero Rivera (2013-2015). Check-out time: 5.30 pm. Time of the running of the bulls: 10 p.m. Route: Tinglao del Conservatorio Elemental de M%C3%BAsica de M%C3%A1laga, Practicante Fern%C3%A1ndez Alcolea, P%C3%A9rez Z%C3%BA%C3%B1iga, Aljofaina, Antofagasta, Padre Arnaiz, Montiel, Real, avenida Juan Sebasti%C3%A1n Elcano, avenida de la Estaci%C3%B3n, Ortega Munilla, Alonso Carrillo de Albornoz, Miguel Moya, Mar, Practicante Fern%C3%A1ndez Alcolea and tinglao del Conservatorio Elemental de M%C3%BAsica de M%C3%A1laga.M%C3%BAsica: Agrupaci%C3%B3n musical Nuestro Padre Jes%C3%BAs de la Salud, 'Los Gitanos', from Seville.Image: Nuestra Se%C3%B1ora Reina y Madre del Carmen Dolorosa, work by Antonio Asensio de la Cerda (around 1Cavia, Ricardo León, Concejal Matías Abela, Pintor Martínez Cubell, San Mateo, Ricardo León, avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano, Ángel Gimerá, Eugenio Sellés, paseo de las Acacias, Bolivia, paseo Marítimo El Pedregal, Cenacheros, Practicante Pedro Román, Bolivia, Practicante Pedro Román, avenida Juan Sebastián Elcano, Ventura de la Vega and parish church of Sanctissimum Corpus Christi. Music: Maestro Eloy García Music Band of the Archconfraternity of the Expiration. Image: Our Lady of the Sun, the work of Israel Cornejo (2023-2024). Departure time: 17.00. Running of the bulls time: 9.15 p.m. Route: Sanctuary of La Victoria, Plazuela del Cristo del Amor, Plaza del Sanctuario, San Patricio, Fernando el Católico, Isabel la Católica, Gordón, Cristo de la Epidemia, Zenete, Manrique, Deportistas, Lozano de Torres, Gordón, Manrique, Puerto Parejo, Párroco Ruiz Furest, Altozano, Poeta Concha Méndez, Lagunillas, Plaza de la Victoria, Amargura, Plaza Alfonso XII, Plaza del Sanctuario, Plazuela del Cristo del Amor and Sanctuary of La Victoria.

Music: Virgen del Rocío Music Band.

Image: Santísimo Cristo de la Sed, work of Pablo Lanchares (2021).

Departure time: 18:00.

Running of the bulls time: 10 p.m.

Route: Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles (the throne, from a tinglao in the church courtyard), Miraclaveles, Avenida Miraflores de los Ángeles, Plaza de Miraflores, Avenida Miraflores de los Ángeles, Ibrahin, Juan Antonio Tercero, Miragladiolos, Plaza de los Ángeles, Nuestra Señora de los Clarines, Cabas Galván, Segismundo Moret, Marqués de Ovieco, station before the church of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Moreno Nieto, Arturo Reyes, Nuestra Señora de los Clarines, Miraclaveles and parish church of Nuestra Señora de Los Ángeles.

Music: Agrupación musical San Lorenzo Mártir.

Image: Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza y Refugio de los Ancianos, work of Antonio Borrego (1991), remodelled by Juan Manuel García Palomo (2017).

Departure time: 17.30.

Running of the bulls time: 23.30 hours.

Route: Tinglao de la plaza Garó, Carraca, Arroyo de los Ángeles, Nuestra Señora de los Clarines, Miraclaveles, station in front of the church of Los Ángeles, plaza Monseñor Bocanegra, plaza de los Ángeles, Miragladiolos, Juan Antonio Tercero, Ibrahim, Vandelvira, Brújula, Enrique de Egas, Lorenzo de Silva, Yeguas, Los Rosales, Barón de Les, Cabas Galvan, Venegas, Gazules, Alonso Hernández, Segismundo Moret, Marqués de Oviedo, Julián de Argos, José Canalejas, plaza Eduardo Dato, Cristino Martos, Pacheco, plaza Garó and tinglao.

Music: Virgen de la Trinidad Symphonic Band.

Image: Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salud, the work of José María Leal (2023).

Starting time: 18.00.

Running of the bulls time: 23.30 hours.

Route: Cotolengo, López Pinto, Río Gallo, Agustín Montes Fuentes, Huelin Park, Del Pintor de la Fuente Grima, Paseo de Antonio Machado, Tomas Echeverría, Carmen de Burgos, Capulino Jáuregui, Ayala, Amadeo Vives, Maestro Alonso, Maestro Chapi, Cómico Riquelme, Orfila, Cómico Riquelme, Ayala, Ferrocarril del Puerto, Fernán Núñez, Orfila, Agustín Montes Fuentes, Río Gallo, López Pinto and Cotolengo.

Music: Agrupación musical La Estrella de Jaén.

Image: María Santísima de la Encarnación y Amor Divino, work of José María Hurtado (2017).

Departure time: 18.30 hours.

Running of the bulls time: 23.00 hours.

Route: Tinglao de la calle José Antonio Aragonés, Purísima avenue, Rivas Fernández, Francisco Ferrer, Prudencio Jiménez square, José María Coopello, Rivas Fernández, Domingo Lozano, Josefa de los Ríos , Lorenzo Silva, Enrique de Egas, Sondalezas, Tomás Escalonilla, Magistrado Salvador Barberá, Rosa, Palo Mayor, Doctor Escassi, Doctor Pérez Montaut, Aralar Passage, Gorbea Passage, O'Donnell, Begoña Passage, Plaza Basconia, Aranzazu Passage, Eduardo San Martín, Rivas Fernández, Purísima Avenue, José Antonio Aragonés and tinglao.

Music: Special service of timpani, band of cornets and drums of the Real Cuerpo de Bomberos (guide cross) and the Cruz del Humilladero music band.

Image: Jesús Nazareno de la Llaga en el Hombro, by José Dueñas Rosales (2010). This will be the last processional outing of this carving, as it will be replaced by another, by the Malaga sculptor Alejandro Paneque.

Departure time: 19:00 hours.

Running of the bulls time: 23:00 hours.

Route: Santísima Trinidad Parish Church, Calzada de la Trinidad, Martínez de la Rosa, Séneca, Bailén, Diego de Vergara, Ecuador, Natalia, Rafaela, Pelayo, Plaza Bailén, Barrera de la Trinidad, Trinidad, Pizarro, Zamorano, Empedrada, Plaza Montes, Churruca, Avenida de Barcelona, Calzada de la Trinidad and Santísima Trinidad Parish Church.

Music: Vera Cruz de Campillos musical group.

Image: Santísimo Cristo del Mar is the work of José Caparrós (2015).

Departure time: 17:00.

Running of the bulls time: 20:00.

Route: Safa-Icet, Banda del Mar, Quitapenas, Mario Moreno, Plaza Carrascón, Avenida de la Estación, Ortega Munilla, Alfonso Carrillo de Albornoz, Miguel Moya, Padre José Tejera, Carlos Fontaura, Aguilar y Cano, Practicante Fernández Alcolea, Mar and Safa-Icet.

Music: Rincón de la Victoria Music Band.

Images: Jesús de Medinaceli, work of Israel Cornejo (2005) and María Santísima de la Candelaria, carving by Israel Cornejo (2006).

Departure time: 17.30.

Running of the bulls time: 02.15 a.m.

Route: Tinglao, Poeta Bernardo de la Torre, Godino, Doctor Marañón Avenue, Arroyo de los Ángeles Avenue, Armiñán Bridge, Cruz del Molinillo, Parras, Gaona, Guerrero, Dos Aceras, Carretería, Puerta de Buenaventura, Plaza del Teatro, Méndez Núñez, Plaza Uncibay, Granada, Echegaray, San Agustín, Santa María, Molina Lario, Plaza del Siglo, Granada, Santa Lucía, Comedias, Nosquera, Plaza San Francisco, Marqués de Valdecañas, Álvarez, Don Rodrigo, Avenida de la Rosaleda, Arroyo de los Ángeles, Doctor Marañón, Godino, Poeta Bernardo de la Torre and tinglao.

Music: Agrupación musical Nuestra Señora del Mar, from Huércal de Almería (Christ) and Banda de música Jesús Nazareno, from Almogía (Virgin).

Images: Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Salvación Despojado de sus Vestiduras, work of José Dueñas Rosales (2014-2015), intervened by Enrique Salvo Rabasco (2021), and María Santísima de la Encarnación, carving by Dueñas (2005), intervened by Salvo (2021).

Starting time: 18:00 hours.

Running of the bulls time: 00 hours.

Route: Tinglao de la calle Ingeniero Díaz Pettersen, Toledillo, Emilio Lafuente Alcántara, Cortijo de Echarte, Niño de Gloria, Niño del Museo, Antonio Chacón, Cayetano de Cabra, Gaucin (southbound), Vistafranca, José María de Llanos, Alcalde Joaquín Alonso, Francisco José, Gaucín (northbound), Avenida Europa, Alparguerito, Tres Cruces, Hoyo Higuerón, Cortes El Viejo, Boulevard Adolfo Suárez, Alcalde Romero Raggio, Toledillo and Ingeniero Díaz Pettersen.

Music: San Lorenzo Mártir music group (Christ) and Virgen del Rocío music band (Virgin).

Images: Santísimo Cristo de Hermandad y Caridad, work of Manuel Ramos Corona (2001), and Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, carving by Juan Manuel García Palomo (1993).

Departure time: 20.30 hours.

Running of the bulls: 02:00.

Route: Casa hermandad, Lope de Rueda, Escritor Enrique y Castillo, Busto Previ, Batanes, Lope de Rueda, Escritora Ana María Matute, Bocaccio, Joyería, Orfebrería, Lara Castañeda, Ciruelos, Jesús de la Sentencia, Forja, Lara Castañeda, Lope de Rueda and Casa hermandad.

Music: The Vera Cruz bugle and drum band from Almogía (guide cross), the Jesús Cautivo music group from Estepona (Christ), and the Nuestra Señora de la Soledad music band from Mena (Virgin).

Images: Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno del Paso, an anonymous work from the 19th century, attributed to Salvador Gutiérrez de León, and Nuestra Señora de los Dolores, an anonymous carving from the mid-18th century.

Departure time: 9 p.m.

Running of the bulls: 01:00 hours.

Route: San Isidro Labrador Brotherhood House, Plaza Valladolid, Plaza de San Antonio Abad, Camino Nuevo, Plaza de la Inmaculada, Vega, Toril, Lomita, Gavilanes, Maestro Vert, Cabo de Gata, Avenida San Javier, Torremolinos, Teresa Blasco, Camino Nuevo, Plaza San Antonio Abad, Plaza de Valladolid and San Isidro Labrador Brotherhood House.

Music: Churriana's Lágrimas de Dolores bugle and drum band (guide cross), Churriana's music band (Christ) and Virgen de la Trinidad symphonic band (Virgin).

Image: Nuestra Purísima Madre del Buen Camino, work of José María Ruiz Montes (2017).

Departure time: 10 a.m.

Running of the bulls time: 13.45 hours.

Route: Gamarra School, Sondalezas, Palo Mayor, Dr. Escassi, Dr. Pérez Montaut, Gorbea Passage, Urbasa Passage, Begoña Passage, Rivas Fernández, Francisco Ferrer, La Purísima Parish Church (recitation of the Angelus, 12 noon), José María Coopello, Rivas Fernández, Domingo Lozano, Dr. Morales Villarrubia, Los Rosales, Brújula, Sondalezas and enclosure in Gamarra School (13.45 hours).

Music: Musical group Nuestra Señora de la Consolación, from Villanueva de Algaidas (crane cross), and the Maestro Eloy García music band of the Archicofradía de la Expiración (Virgin).

Image: Santísimo Cristo Luz del Mundo, work of Valerio Téllez (2016), and María Santísima del Mar, carving by Rafael Ruiz Liébana (2006).

Departure time: 16.30 hours.

Running of the bulls time: 00.30 a.m.

Route: Virgen del Camino Parish Church (guide cross), brotherhood house (thrones), Plaza de las Tres Cruces, Cortés el Viejo, Hoyo Higuerón, Canchal, Llanonillos, Panerón, Cancho Pérez, Alcalareño, Balazón, Europa Avenue, Calerito, Europa Avenue, Avenida Isaac Peral, Avenida de la Luz, El Ches, Currito de la Cruz, Conejito de Málaga, Alcalde Joaquín Alonso, Avenida Europa, Puerto Oncala, Llanonillos, Canchal, Hoyo Higuerón, Cortés el Viejo, Plaza de las tres Cruces and Casa Hermandad.

Music: Cornet and drum band Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, from Almogía (guiding cross), cornet and drum band Monte Calvario, from Martos (Christ), and music band Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, from Almogía (Virgin).

Image: Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Verdad ante Caifás, work of Mario Zambrano (2016), re-polychromed by Wilfredo Tadeo Layug (2021-2022). and María Santísima del Sagrario, carving by Wilfredo Tadeo Layug (2021).

Departure time: 5 p.m.

Running of the bulls time: 10 p.m.

Route: Tinglao de la calle Virgen del Rocío, Plaza Pío XII, Virgen de las Flores, Avenida Herrera Oria (crossroads), Virgen de las Flores, Argéntea, Francisco Paula Pareja Simeón Giménez Reyna, Herrera Oria (crossroads), Pedro Gómez Chaix, Virgen del Rocío, Virgen de la Inmaculada, Virgen de la Paloma, Virgen de la Esperanza, Virgen del Rocío and tinglao.

Music: Musical group Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno de la Roda de Andalucía (Christ) and Paco Tenorio de Arriate music band (Virgin).

Image: Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados, the work of Juan Vega (2007).

Starting time: 18:00.

Running of the bulls time: 10 p.m.

Route: Parroquia Santa María Goretti, Corregidor Antonio de Bobadilla, Corregidor Francisco de Molina, Corregidor Pedro de Zapata, Cristóbal Villalón, Obsidiana, Juan Gris, Carratraca, Alozaina, Valle de Abdalajís, Casarabonela, Iznate, Río Arango, Ciudad de Andújar, Río Duratón, Plaza Río Trabanco, Río Águeda, Alozaina, Periana, Coronel de Osuna, Mijas, Corregidor Ruiz de Pereda, Río Mao, Río Boeza, Corregidor Ruiz de Pereda, Corregidor Paz y Guzmán and parish of Santa María Goretti.

Music: Santa Cecilia Music Band.

Image: Santísimo Cristo de la Clemencia, the work of Jerónimo Gómez de Hermosilla (17th century), restored by Juan Manuel Miñarro (2019-2020), who reconstructed the parts of the legs that were severed in the sacking of churches in the Sagrario in July 1936.

Starting time: 18.00.

Running of the bulls time: 11.35 p.m.

Route: Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Plaza de San Ignacio de Loyola, Compañía, Salvago, Especería, Nueva, Plaza de Félix Sáenz, Puerta del Mar, Alarcón Luján, Doctor Felipe Sánchez de la Cuesta y Alarcón, Marín García, Bolsa, Torre de Sandoval, Strachan, Postigo de los Abades, Estación de Penitencia in the Cathedral, Patio de los Naranjos, Cister, San Agustín, Echegaray, Granada, plaza de Uncibay, Méndez Núñez, Comedias, Nosquera, Carretería, Puerta Nueva, Fajardo, Cisneros, Especería, Salvago, Compañía, plaza de San Ignacio de Loyola and church of the Sagrado Corazón de Jesús.

Music: Cornet and Drum Band of El Paso and Hope