La Hornacin Award, religious images candidates
In Religious Articles Brabander we want to remind you that the website www.lahornacina.com has just presented the La Hornacina Award. This award has a very clear objective, to make religious sculpture and imagery known to the general public and to value the work of the artists who created the pieces.
Sixty are the candidate sacred works, many of them images that parade in some of the most important celebrations of Holy Week in Spain . We leave you the list of imagery pieces and we encourage you to participate in this award.
Holy Week steps and candidate religious images.
| 1- Angel of the Passion, work of José M. Molina Palazón. Yecla. |
| 2- Passionate Angels, work of Manuel Luque Bonillo. Elche, |
| 3- Ascension, work of Israel Redondo. Seville. |
| 4- Tied to the Column, the work of José Mª Ruiz Montes. Torrevieja. |
| 5- Azotes y Columna, the work of Juan Vega Ortega. Malaga. |
| 6- Roman Centurion, work of José Hdez. Navarro. Murcia. |
| 7- Crowned with Thorns, work of Fernando Aguado. The Wheel. |
| 8- Christ of Kindness, the work of Ana Rey and Ángel Pantoja. Jerez de la Frontera. |
| 9- Christ of the Expiration, work of Antonio Yuste Navarro. Cieza. |
| 10- Christ of the Faith, work of Valerio Téllez. Velez-Malaga. |
| 11- Christ of Light, work of Álvaro Flores Rojas. Thornard. |
| 12- Christ of the Thirst, work of Miguel Ángel G. Jurado. Cordova. |
| 13- Christ of the Souls, work of Ventura Gómez. Mairena del Alcor. |
| 14- Christ of Love, work of Eduardo G. Márquez. Badajoz. |
| 15- Christ of the Great Love, work of Elías Rguez. Irritation . Almeria. |
| 16- Christ of Silence, the work of Jesús Gálvez. Genil Bridge. |
| 17- Descent, work of Rubén Fdez. Parra. The Bonilla. |
| 18- Divina Pastora, work of Jacob Quero. Almeria. |
| 19- Painful, work of Juan Bautista Jiménez. Antequera. |
| 20- Painful, work of Antonio Labrador. Seville. |
| 21- Painful, work of Antonio López Ramírez. Jerez de la Frontera. |
| 22- Painful, work of Juan M. Parra Hdez. . Seville. |
| 23- Ecce Homo, work of Juan Ventura. Seville. |
| 24- Entry into Jerusalem, the work of Antonio Martínez. Motril. |
| 25- Evangelists, work of Alberto Pérez Rojas. The Coronil. |
| 26- Flagellation, the work of Hnos. Expósito Cortés. Arjona. |
| 27- Flagellation, the work of Manuel Martín Nieto. Alicante. |
| 28- Immaculate Conception of Mary , the work of José María Leal. Mairena del Aljarafe. |
| 29- Jesús de la Caridad, work of Antonio Troya. Jaen. |
| 30- Jesús de la Piedad, work of Ramón Martín. Seville. |
| 31- Mother of God, work of Israel Cornejo. Jaen. |
| 32- Mother Petra of San José, work of Alejandro López. Velez-Malaga. |
| 33- Roman Military, work of Fco. Javier López. Almeria. |
| 34- Birth, work of Lourdes Hernández. The Royals. |
| 35- Birth, work of Manuel Téllez. Seville. |
| 36- Child Jesus, work of Juliana Arias. Seville. |
| 37- Passionate Child, work of Manuel Ramos Corona. Rome. |
| 38- Inverted Piety, the work of Marina Vargas. Grenade. |
| 39- Reliefs, work of Encarnación Hurtado. Almeria. |
| 40- Resurrected, the work of M. del Olmo and G. Mtez. . Torremolinos. |
| 41- Kings and Allegories, the work of Fco. Romero Zafra. Cordova. |
| 42- Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, work of David Segarra. Algeciras. |
| 43- Saint John the Evangelist, work of Salvador Madroñal. Alcala de Guadaira. |
| 44- San Miguel, work of Álvaro Vizcaíno. Cordova. |
| 45- San Wilfrido de York, work of Darío Fernández. London. |
| 46- Santa Mª Magdalena, work of Álvaro Abrines. Seville. |
| 47- Saint Teresa of Jesus, the work of José Antonio Cabello. Ubeda. |
| 48- Santiago Apóstol , work of DAROAL. Yecla. |
| 49- Holy Love of Saint John, work of Galo Conesa. The Union. |
| 50- Holy Burial, work of Jesús Cepeda. Field scene. |
| 51- Shroud, work of Martín Lagares. Mairena del Alcor. |
| 52- Soldier of the Sanhedrin, work of David Valenciano. Palma de Mallorca. |
| 53- Triumph of the Eucharist, work of Antonio Dubé Herdugo. Caceres. |
| 54- Virgin of Charity, work of Juan Manuel Miñarro. Alcala de Guadaira. |
| 55- Virgin of Hope, work of Rafael Martín Hdez. . Cadiz. |
| 56- Virgin of the Trinity, work of Edwin Glez. Solis. Alcala de Guadaira. |
| 57- Virgin of Tears, work of Juan José Páez. rocks of the sea |
| 58- Virgin of the Way, work of Antonio Espadas. nursery. |
| 59- Virgin of the Rosary, the work of Ramón Cuenca Santo. Murcia. |
| 60- Recumbent, work of Miguel Ángel Valverde. Peter Munoz. |
Other figures and religious images
The figures, steps and images that appear in the previous list are some of the most renowned and popular sculptural pieces of religious themes. As can be seen, they are representations of the most relevant figures of the Catholic Christian tradition. Some of them are figures of the Virgin Mary, others are representations of Our Lord Jesus Christ, some are the image of Saint John the Evangelist, or the image of Saint Michael, etc...
Despite the impressive and undoubted quality of the images included in the award, it is necessary to point out that this list of religious figures and sculptures are only a small sample of the impressive quality and quantity of statues and processional figures that exist throughout the world. Spanish territory.
Spain can boast of having one of the greatest traditions of sculptors, image makers, carvers, goldsmiths, etc... worldwide. The fame of the Andalusian sculptors and carvers, of the nativity scene imagers of the Spanish Levant, of the factories of Olot,... have received praise and have caused admiration in all corners of the planet.
Very few countries can compete with Spain in terms of sculptural pieces due to history, tradition, wealth or beauty. Spanish religious figures are closely linked to the towns in which they are located, generating a deep devotion among residents and visitors who come to see the images. Among the innumerable cases of deep popular devotion, one could highlight the figures of Andalusian and Castilian Holy Week , the image of Santiago Apóstol in the Compostela Cathedral or the image of San Fermín located in Santo Domingo street .
All the examples just mentioned receive thousands of visitors every year who want to see the famous religious figures they have heard so much about. For example, the streets of Seville are packed with people during the processions of Holy Week, or the streets and squares that surround the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela are filled with pilgrims and devotees during the summer months, or as the street of Santo Domingo is full of faithful of San Fermín who sing to the Saint during the celebrations of the San Fermines.