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RELIGIOUS
AND CULTURAL

CARAVACA

DE LA CRUZ Holy Jubilee Year

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Caravaca de la Cruz is a city located in a border enclave,
a crossroads between the Region of Murcia and
Granada. Iberians, Romans and Muslims passed through
a community settled around its castle, which, although of
Arab origin, was guarded by the Knights Templar and
subsequently by the Order of Santiago. Caravaca is
essentially the City of the Cross.
According to legend, in 1232 the Moorish king Abu Zeid
converted to Christianity when he witnessed two angels
descending from heaven carrying a cross so that a priest
imprisoned in the castle could say mass. This story led to
the construction of the Shrine of the Vera Cruz
beginning in 1617 on the grounds of the fortress.
Decidedly, the main landmark of this area in the
northeast of Murcia is highlighted by its monumental
Cehegín red marble door.

In 1998 the Holy See granted to the Sanctuary and
Brotherhood of Vera Cruz the papal indulgences and
privileges to celebrate its Jubilee Year in Perpetuum
every 7 years. Caravaca de la Cruz is anxiously awaiting
the arrival of thousands of pilgrims during the Jubilee
Year of 2017.

CARAVACA DE LA CRUZ,
AÑO JUBILAR IN PERPETUUM

Caravaca de la Cruz has the exceptional
privilege, shared only with Jerusalem, of being
able to achieve the desired “plenary
indulgence” at any time and not only
coinciding with the celebration of the Jubilee
Year which, in the case of Caravaca, takes
place every 7 years. the only requirement is to
go as a group, with a minimum of 3 people,
and comply with the same conditions as in
the Holy Year.