Transfer prior to the procession of the Virgin of Victory in Malaga: schedule and route

Málaga is on the last day of its Fair and is already looking forward to its next celebration, the day of its patron saint, the Virgin of Victory. Her procession is scheduled for next Monday, September 8, while this weekend will see her transfer. The image will make its way through the city center, from her Basilica Sanctuary to the Cathedral, taking place this Sunday, August 24, in the morning.

The Virgin of Victory has been celebrating her Jubilee Year for the last few months, marking the 150th Anniversary of the establishment of the Brotherhood, which will conclude on September 8.

Schedule and route of the transfer of the Virgin of Victory

This Sunday, August 24, Santa María de la Victoria will be transferred to the city's main church in the morning, starting at 8:00 AM. The route of the procession is as follows: Compás de la Victoria, Plaza de la Victoria, Lagunillas, Cobertizo del Conde, Huerto del Conde, Plaza de la Merced, Granada, San Agustín, Patio de los Naranjos, and arrival at the Cathedral, approximately at 7:00 PM.

Procession of September 8

And on Monday, September 8, the solemn procession will take place. In the morning, the Cathedral will host a stationary mass, between 11:30 AM and 12:30 PM. And in the afternoon, the Virgin of Victory will parade through the city streets.

The itinerary will start at 7:30 PM, from the Patio de los Naranjos. It will continue along Santa María, Molina Lario, Plaza del Obispo, Strachan, Torre de Sandoval, Bolsa, Marqués de Larios, Plaza de la Constitución (withdrawal of authorities), Granada, Plaza del Carbón, Calderería, Plaza de Uncibay, Casapalma, Cárcer, Madre de Dios, Plaza de la Merced (West side), Plaza de la Merced (North side), Victoria, Plaza de la Victoria, Compás de la Victoria until Plaza del Santuario, when it returns to its temple.

Patroness of the capital and the Diocese

The Brotherhood of the Virgin of Victory has compiled the history of the patroness of Málaga, who arrived in the city in 1487. Following the Apostolic Decree of Pius IX, the bishop at that time, Juan Nepomuceno Cascallana y Ordóñez, requested the Holy See to declare Santa María de la Victoria as the principal Patroness of Málaga and its Diocese. And in 1867, Pius IX issued a Brief on December 12, declaring the Virgin of Victory as the principal Patroness, making it a feast throughout the Diocese every year on September 8.

And in the 20th century, her Canonical Coronation took place. Initiated by Bishop Balbino Santos Olivera, who after the procession of the Virgin on September 8, 1939, publicly committed to undertake the procedures. On February 8, 1949, the image of Santa María de la Victoria was canonically crowned on February 8, 1943.