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The Church of St. James of Lorquí hosted on Saturday night March 12 the official presentation of the poster for the 2011 Easter municipality ceremony presided by Mayor ilorcitana, Dolores Garcia Villa, the president of the Superior City Council of local guilds, Francisco García Marco, and the local Councillor for Culture and Celebrations, Antonio Asensio, and other members of the local government.

Thus, the image that presides over the lineup this year is the Holy Christ of Forgiveness, size local head of the confraternity of the same name (who dresses in black and white), who paraded in the town on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.

It also took the opportunity to officially present the book he edited the said council, whose title is "Holy Christ Unlocking 1721-2011. Tenth anniversary of its 2001-2011 historical recovery."

"The Holy Christ of Forgiveness is a size that has great importance in our Holy Week," said the local mayor, who says "that is the star of the act of 'Holy Unlocking', one of the most representative."

In this moving performance, which dates back to 1721 and takes place in Freedom Square in the moments before the Good Friday procession, Nazarenes unlatched articulated image of Santo Cristo del Perdon.

Following this action, in which instrumental and vocal sacred music complete the mystery plays, the down and placed on the throne of output in the presence of the remaining images will.

"City of Salzillo"

It is recalled that Lorquí is included in one of the six routes called "Cities of Salzillo" that make up the inevitable destination in the Region of Murcia to understand the importance of the legacy of the baroque artist Francisco Salzillo.

The reason is the size of "Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno", "La Dolorosa" and "San Jose" that can be visited in the town and are attributed to the sculptor Murcia.

Within this cultural proposal Lorquí has ​​been included in the path of the Valle de Ricote and Cieza, of great beauty in nature.

Situated in the Vega del Segura from Contraparada to Calasparra rice fields and called Valle de Ricote (preceded by Cieza and punctuated by Ojós populations, Ulea, Villanueva, Ricote, White and ABARE), the history of this area shows left by the deeply rooted culture of the past.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorquí