Procession of the Holy Burial or Procession of Silence
The Procession of the Holy Burial, or Procession of Silence, of the Royal Site of San Ildefonso (1751), celebrated on Good Friday, is a religious and popular tradition that has endured through the centuries and has recently been declared a "Festival of Tourist Interest of Castilla y León." It is undoubtedly the most striking procession of Holy Week in the Royal Site, distinguished by its solemnity, beauty, and the profound devotion emanating from its more than 150 penitents.
The penitents process in two long lines dressed in a striking aesthetic, with the Franciscan habit, gathered by a cord, with their face covered by a black monastic veil held with a braided crown imitating the Crown of Thorns, barefoot, carrying heavy crosses of oak and ash wood from the Valsaín Mountains that can weigh more than 100 kg.
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General details
Date
Classification of Festivities
Kind of Festivity
Get to know the surroundings
Address and map location
- Postal address San Ildefonso o la Granja (San Ildefonso). Segovia
It's happening
- only 7 December
- When?
- Soon
- Dates
- December 7, 2025
Tourist information
San Ildefonso town hall
To know moreAddress
- Postal address Plaza de los Dolores, 1. municipality of San Ildefonso . 40100. Segovia
- Web
- Phones921 470 018
- Fax921 472 160
San Ildefonso o la Granja tourism office
To know moreAddress
- Postal address Pza. de los Dolores, 1. San Ildefonso o la Granja (San Ildefonso). NaN. Segovia
- Web
- Phones921 473 953
Segovia tourism office
To know moreAddress
- Postal address Calle San Francisco, 32. Segovia. Segovia
- Web
- Phones921 466 070