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Candlemas (Candelaria)

Candlemas Order of Malta
01/02/2020

Our diplomatic mission present at the Candlemas (Candelaria) of the Spanish Association of the Sovereign Order of Malta.

Traditionally, it is during the Candlemas and the St. John’s Day (which unfortunately could not be celebrated in 2020 for sanitary reasons) that the new knights and dames are inducted into the Order.

This annual Candlemas is often organized in different cities of Spain.

Frequently this Mass is celebrated in the Iglesia de la Vera Cruz, on the outskirts of Segovia, one of the oldest Romanic churches in Spain which belongs to the Order of Malta.

The ceremony is normally presided by the local Bishop or the National Chaplain of the Spanish Assembly.