8 October 2026 – Córdoba Provincial Council has proposed allocating €158,972.77 to eleven projects aimed at restoring Lucena’s religious and Holy Week heritage, according to the provisional decision on its 2026 grant programme. The planned projects include restoration work on devotional sculptures, processional floats, silverwork, paintings and other heritage assets preserved by various brotherhoods, confraternities and the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Of this amount, €144,241.77 has been earmarked for ten projects submitted by Lucena’s brotherhoods and confraternities, while the remaining €14,731 is allocated to the restoration of the statue of Saint Teresa of Jesus, belonging to the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
The proposed grants will support further efforts to conserve, protect and preserve Lucena’s historical, artistic and religious heritage. This legacy, of exceptional cultural and devotional value, is an integral part of the city’s identity, and safeguarding it is a shared responsibility.
Ten projects submitted by Lucena’s brotherhoods and confraternities
The proposed grant allocation includes the following restoration projects:
- Venerable Confraternity of Our Lady of the Dawn: Restoration of the Flight into Egypt painting in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Dawn. €7,469.05.
- Confraternity of the Most Holy Christ of Humiliation: Restoration of the statue of the Most Holy Christ of Humiliation. €13,540.54.
- Brotherhood of Nazarenes of the Most Holy Christ of the Blood: Restoration of the processional float of Christ. €20,000.
- Confraternity of Our Father Jesus Bound to the Column: Restoration of the processional float of Jesus at the Column. €16,746.40.
- Brotherhood of Saint Joseph the Worker: Restoration of the processional float of Saint Joseph. €13,522.96.
- Brotherhood of Our Lady of Solitude: Restoration of the candleholders on the Virgin Mary’s processional float. €7,252.74.
- Confraternity of Our Lady of the Valley and Saint Martha: Restoration of the silver ornaments of Our Lady of the Valley. €18,876.
- Venerable Archconfraternity of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene: Restoration of the statue of Our Lady of the Rosary. €20,000.
- Archconfraternity of the Blessed Sacrament: Restoration of the Corpus Christi processional float. €20,000.
- Confraternity of the Most Holy Christ of Love and Our Lady of Peace: Restoration of the rear candelabra of the Virgin Mary’s processional float. €6,834.08.
These projects are complemented by the restoration of the statue of Saint Teresa of Jesus, for which a grant of €14,731 has been proposed for the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
Heritage conservation: a shared responsibility
The heritage preserved by Lucena’s brotherhoods, confraternities and religious institutions represents one of the most important testimonies to the city’s history, art and popular religious traditions. Sacred images of great artistic and devotional value, processional floats, paintings, silverwork and numerous other religious artefacts form a legacy that has been enriched over the centuries and requires continuous efforts to conserve and protect it.
Beyond its religious significance, this heritage is also one of Lucena’s major cultural and tourist attractions, closely linked to its traditions, the work of its local artisans and the distinctive character of its Holy Week and other religious processions honouring Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints.
In this context, institutional funding provides significant support for the work carried out by religious organisations throughout the year to conserve, protect and care for the heritage entrusted to them, helping to ensure its preservation for future generations.
The Association of Confraternities of Lucena emphasises the importance of continuing to promote conservation and restoration projects to safeguard this valuable heritage, whose protection requires both the commitment of the organisations responsible for it and the support of public authorities.
Provisional decision awaiting final approval
A total of 163 applications were admitted for assessment under the provincial grant programme. Following a technical evaluation of the submitted projects, the assessment committee has proposed awarding grants to 108 organisations whose projects achieved a score of 50 points or more, in accordance with the criteria established in the programme’s guidelines.
The decision is currently provisional and provides for a period of ten working days during which objections may be submitted. Once this period has ended, the proposal will be submitted to the Governing Board of Córdoba Provincial Council for final approval.
