Come December, with the city of Seville already decorated with Christmas lights, those who want to find deeper meaning in these dates can enjoy a series of conferences organized by two leading institutions in … City. It is presented under the title “Christmas in Seville” It is promoted by the Real Maestranza de Caballería in Seville and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Santa Isabel in Hungary.
All events of this initiative will take place at 8:00 pm, within the framework provided by the Poster Room located at the headquarters of the Royal Maestranza de Caballería of Seville. The opening ceremony was supervised by: Teodoro Leon Muñoztitular bishop of Mintesa and coadjutor of Seville, and its title was “Bethlehem, a sign of God’s tenderness and love.”
The person responsible for welcoming attendees and introducing the day was him Marcelo Maestre Leoneldest brother, Lieutenant of the Royal Cavalry of Seville, who explained that “this course involves cooperation with the Academy, which is doing commendable work in our city for the benefit of culture. “I am sure that this course will serve to get to know Christmas and its nativity scenes from very different points of view.”
“Assembling the grotto is a tradition rooted in our land, which Seville has,” Meister noted A great tradition of gathering in the Nativity scenewhich is what we must maintain, because the first thing is to know it, which is something I am sure we will achieve through this course.
Juan Miguel Gonzalez, President Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Introducing Teodoro León, he reviewed his comprehensive academic and religious approach, highlighting that he “touched practically all fields, and the publications he has published over the last few years are also very important, especially the in-depth study he has prepared on the spiritual image of San Fernando, which can be said to be practically my bedside book.”
Saint Francis of Assisi, the pioneer
In his speech, Teodoro León covered the dramatic figure Saint Francis of AssisiHe is a monk who “enjoys great spirituality. He was the one who invented the first living cave, and his goal was to express love for God and neighbor, so that it remains in all Christians.”
The speaker took all the speakers on a journey through history that took them to 13th century in ItalyThis is the period in which Saint Francis of Assisi lived. A man who was not particularly religious at first, but a revelation came to him after he fell ill after participating as a soldier in one of the many wars that were common in his time. Teodoro León said: “While he was sick, his mother prayed for his recovery, and a radical change occurred in life in San Francisco. He decided to live a very deeply spiritual life, which led him to distribute all his assets to the poor, creating a revolution among the nobility of the time.”
in 1223, in a small cave Located in the Italian city of Greccio, Saint Francis of Assisi created the first living nativity scene in history, “in a theological and spiritual sense.” At that very moment, a tradition began that continues to this day and is filled with symbols created by Saint Francis of Assisi himself. Bethlehem where the speaker identified that concepts such as “tolerance, marginalization, and concern for those who suffer are a message that Jesus Christ has always preserved and spread.”
A symbol explained by Teodoro León, saying: “Saint Francis was not at all improvisational, he also wanted it to have meaning for all those who were experiencing this event. I wanted to show that the foundation of our Christian life should be It should be centered around loving the poor And for the sick.
After this first conference, activity It continues on Wednesday, December 3 With the lecture “Divine Birth in Seville Painting”, which will be delivered by Jesús Rojas Marcos González, Full Academician of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. It will conclude on Thursday 4 December with the conference “Nativity Scene in Seville: Sculpture, Iconography and Popular Devotion” by Juan Miguel González Gómez, President of the Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary.