11st August 2025. \u2013 At its ordinary meeting held yesterday, Tuesday 12th August \u2014the feast day of St. Hilaria of Augsburg\u2014 the Board of Officers of the Agrupaci\u00f3n de Cofrad\u00edas of Lucena, acting on the proposal of its President, Antonio D\u00edaz, approved the appointment of Teresa Botella P\u00e9rez as the recipient of the 2026 \u2018Manolo Ram\u00edrez\u2019 Cofrade Award.<\/p>\n\n
The award is bestowed in recognition of her long-standing commitment to Lucena\u2019s confraternity community, where she has successfully combined Christian values and principles with sensitivity and dedication, both in the day-to-day life of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Christ of the Humiliation and Our Lady of Sorrows, \u2018Servitas\u2019 (Cofrad\u00eda del Sant\u00edsimo Cristo de la Humillaci\u00f3n y Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Dolores, \u2018Servitas\u2019) and in her relationship with the other brotherhoods and confraternities of Lucena, promoting the restoration of the town\u2019s religious heritage, humility and solidarity.<\/p>\n\n
A life of exemplary sacrifice and solidarity\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n For more than two decades, Lucena-born Teresa Botella has contributed to the growth and development of the Confraternity of the Most Holy Christ of the Humiliation and Our Lady of Sorrows, \u2018Servitas\u2019 (Cofrad\u00eda del Sant\u00edsimo Cristo de la Humillaci\u00f3n y Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de los Dolores, \u2018Servitas\u2019), holding several positions within the institution, including \u2018camarera\u2019 (dresser) for sixteen years and later Head of the Brotherhood, becoming the first woman to assume the highest office of leadership and governance in a confraternity in Lucena.<\/p>\n\n Likewise, her well-known humility and solidarity with others were clearly demonstrated when she led her confraternity\u2019s embroidery workshop, founded by the Lucena priest Brother Antonio Budia Sab\u00e1n and transformed into a place of fellowship and Christian formation for its sisters, as well as a means of reviving the traditional technique of gold embroidery and applying it to the vestments of the confraternity\u2019s titular images.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n This exemplary life of sacrifice and solidarity, both within the confraternity community and in her family life, has made her a worthy recipient of this distinguished honour, which is awarded annually by the Agrupaci\u00f3n de Cofrad\u00edas of Lucena, as recognised by its Board of Officers at the plenary meeting held last night.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n The presentation of the award will take place, as is customary, prior to the Holy Week Proclamation, which will be held on 28th March 2026 at the Major Parish Church of St. Matthew the Apostle and will this year be delivered by Jaime Verd\u00fa Orellana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 11st August 2025. \u2013 At its ordinary meeting held yesterday, Tuesday 12th August \u2014the feast day of St. Hilaria of Augsburg\u2014 the Board of Officers of the Agrupaci\u00f3n de Cofrad\u00edas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5689,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n