Traslado extraordinario de la Virgen de la Piedad en Cartagena por su Centenario

This Sunday, April 6, Cartagena experiences a very special day to celebrate the Centenary of the arrival of the Virgin of Piedad to the city (1925-2025). To commemorate this milestone, the image has been moved, in an extraordinary way, from the Renfe Station to the Church of Santa Maria de Gracia, in an event full of emotion and popular participation.

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One of the most symbolic moments was at 1:00 pm, when Piedad arrived at the Town Hall square, where she was received by a company of Californian grenadiers, who paid homage to her, to the sound of the national anthem, and presented her with a bouquet of flowers. At this point, Mayor Noelia Arroyo, accompanied by members of the municipal corporation, received the image and gave her a very special gift: a reproduction, carved in wood, of the municipal coat of arms of 1925, a work by the craftsman Juan Miguel Cervilla, which the Virgin carried until her entry into Santa Maria. After this emotional act, the mayor joined the procession, while other members of the municipal corporation actively participated in the relay of carriers, between the Town Hall square and Calle Mayor.

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Mayor Noelia Arroyo recalled that «since that moment 100 years ago when you appeared at the Station, you intimately connected with your people, who were surrendered and devout, deciding to escort you en masse through the streets of Cartagena, a tradition and devotion that has grown year after year. Cartagena recognized in you the mother, and since then the Virgin of Piedad has become part of the emotional heritage of all Cartageneros, of the river of promises that accompany you every Easter Monday, of the devotees who have venerated you for a century, of those who melted their own jewels to give you the crown and the silver heart.»

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A thousand people, men and women, acted as promise carriers, accompanying the Virgin on her journey through the streets of Cartagena. The route, open to anyone who wishes to participate as a promise, began at around 10:30 am and passed through: Avenida de América, Plaza Puertas de San José, San Diego, Plaza Merced, Duque, Plaza San Ginés, San Francisco, Campos, San Miguel, Aire, Cañón, Príncipe de Vergara, Subida de las Monjas, Plaza del Ayuntamiento, Mayor, Plaza de San Sebastián, Aire, until being picked up at the Church of Santa Maria.

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A day to remember

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Under the motto «With her», the Virgin of Piedad was accompanied by over a hundred drums and volunteer musicians, aged between 10 and 65, from various musical groups in the Cartagena Region, who altruistically performed marches like Plegaria or Caridad Chica throughout the route.

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Furthermore, to enhance the solemnity of the event, the bell tower of the Town Hall clock played the Plegaria march continuously until 10:00 pm on Sunday.

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The Virgin of Piedad arrived at the Church of Santa Maria, where, after the singing of the traditional Salve, she was led to her chapel, from where she will depart again next Easter Monday, surrounded by thousands of Cartageneros.

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A commemorative celebration

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This event is part of the Centenary celebrations of the Virgin of Piedad (1925-2025), organized by the Association of Promise Carriers of the Most Holy Virgin of Piedad and the Association of the Most Holy Virgin of Piedad, together with the Brotherhood of Our Father Jesus Nazarene (Marrajos), to which they belong, and with the collaboration of the Cartagena City Council.

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Concert this Saturday at El Batel

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On the occasion of the Centenary of the arrival of the Most Holy Virgin of Piedad in Cartagena, the El Batel auditorium held a concert on the evening of April 5 with the participation of the three Bands of Music that accompany the Virgin in her processions: SAM Santa Cecilia de Pozo Estrecho, La Soledad de Molinos Marfagones, and Sauces de Cartagena.

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