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Córdoba Holds Extraordinary Procession for Saint Francis’s Octavo Centenario

A restored 18th-century image was publicly venerated in the cathedral to highlight Franciscan calls to poverty and care for creation during the jubilee.

Overview

  • An extraordinary procession moved the restored 18th-century image from the parish of San Francisco and San Eulogio into Córdoba Cathedral for a public Transitus ceremony.
  • Bishop Jesús Fernández presided at the cathedral ceremony, lit the Paschal candle, and framed Saint Francis as a model of poverty and fraternal simplicity.
  • The Transitus was staged by the Grupo de Teatro San Francisco Solano with choral music and the Banda de la Estrella providing musical accompaniment for the service.
  • The image, attributed to the circle of Mora and dressed with a Toisón de Oro, received public veneration amid white floral exornaments intended to evoke respect for creation.
  • The procession returned to the Convent of the Capuchinos after relic veneration, closing a jubilee program that combined community devotion with efforts to conserve and display Franciscan heritage.