Basílica of The Macarena

This church houses the most valuable treasure in Seville, the Virgen de la Esperanza, popularly known as the Macarena because of the quarter where the basilica is located.

The temple has been built in a Contemporary style. It consists of only one nave with four side chapels. It only has one floor and rostrums with arches and with a red marble baseboard. Until the construction of the current temple, the brotherhood had its main office in the San Gil parish church. The image of the virgin survived to a fire that took place in 1936.

Nowadays, it is placed in the Neobaroque Major Altarpiece created by Rafel Fernández del Toro. The image, that dated from the XVII or beginning of the XVIII Century, is an unknown work although it has been attributed to Pedro Roldán and his daughter “La Roldana”.

The Holy Week procession of the Brotherhood of La Macarena takes place at dawn on Saint Friday. In this procession, the Paso de Cristo (statues on a float, in this case the statue of Jesus Christ, which represents scenes from the Passion, Death and Resurrection of Christ) is escorted by 100 Roman soldiers that wear a red velvet costume, carcaza and helmet and that are popularly known as the “armaos”. It is recommended that you visit the Brotherhood of the Macarena Museum where the Virgin´ s treasure is kept.