Holy Week in Ragusa Ibla, registered since 2016 in the Intangible Heritage Register of Sicily, is a rite that allows us to experience the hours of Christ’s passion with intense spirituality and has been repeated for centuries, keeping the suggestions of tradition unchanged over time, in the incomparable historical, artistic and architectural scenario of Ibla. The key to everything is the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament solemnly exposed in the Cathedral of San Giorgio in memory of the “Forty Hours” of Jesus who died and was placed in the tomb. On this occasion the six Brotherhoods of Ragusa Ibla, established between 1500 and 1700, each starting from their own church, with their own illustrious and statue groups, in procession with the faithful go to the mother church of S. Giorgio to adore the Eucharistic Christ
A heritage of great religious fervor that continues to be perpetuated from one century to the next which must be valued and made known to all.
The Confraternity of the SS Rosario, founded in 1747 in the Church of S. Vincenzo Ferreri and united with the Confraternity of the SS Sacramento della Sciabica founded in 1648 in the ancient mother church of S. Giorgio, takes the name of the Confraternity of the SS Rosario and the SS Sacramento della Sciabica, is represented by the simulacrum of the SS Christ at the column made in 1750 and a wooden canopy made at the end of the 19th century.
The Confraternity of Mary Magdalene founded in 1535, based in the church of the same name, is represented by the simulacrum of Mary Magdalene created in 1934 which depicts the same image as the 1735 painting placed on the central altar.
The Confraternita dell’Addolorata, founded in 1693 from the Church of the Annunziata, has its current headquarters at the Church of Itria and is represented by the simulacrum of the Virgin of Sorrows from 1957.
The Confraternity of the Good Death, founded in the early 1500s with the original name of the congregation of charity. It is located in the Church of Santa Maria dello Spasimo known as Santa Lucia, and is represented with the statuary group of the Pietà ( piety) created in the early 1500s.
The Archconfraternity of San Giacomo founded in 1563 is based in the church of the same name and is represented by the statuary group of Jesus in the garden created in 1954.
The Archconfraternity of San Filippo Neri founded before 1693 is based in the church of the same name and is represented by the statuary group “La Veronica” created in 1930.
