The mayor of Seville, Jose Luis Sanzdelivered this Wednesday to Lion Cub Brotherhood a commemorative painting by the artist May Perea. The framed parchment brings together the most significant moments of the Great Procession experienced in Rome in May … reflecting the similarity between the niches of San Pedro and the Puerta del Cachorro, scenes of the Jubilee in place of the traditional tiles, a branch of rosemary in memory of the Hope of Malaga and the reddish sky of Rome forming the cross.
During the event, the mayor emphasized that “with this gift We want to thank and perpetuate in the collective memory what the presence of the Most Holy Christ of the Expiration meant in the Vatican and in Saint Peter’s Basilica.. “Those were days that already belong to the history of Seville and its brotherhoods.”
The advisor emphasized that “El Cachorro is today more universal than ever and has undoubtedly become the best ambassador of Seville”. Likewise, he recalled that “all of Seville was with him: its Church, its brotherhoods and, of course, this City Hall, which devoted itself without problem to an unprecedented event.”
As he pointed out, the city of Rome and the world “They had the opportunity to discover the captivating force of the Holy Christ of the Expiration.one of the great devotional and artistic icons recognized internationally and an absolute emblem of sacred art and universal sculpture.
In relation to the scale of the event, the mayor stressed that “These May days in Rome were a milestone of world popular piety which bore the seal of Seville. and the unity that the elder brothers of Good Friday displayed.
The mayor also reaffirmed the role of brotherhoods in the city, because “they are the most supportive entities in society and this is demonstrated by their number with more than 700 throughout the province and 126 in the capital.” In this sense, he concluded that “with the Lion Cub, “This omen engraved by Ruiz Gijón, not only his brotherhood traveled, but all of Seville and all its brotherhoods traveled with him.”.
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