Ryal an Venerable Britherheid o the Blessed Sacrament o Mafra
Public association o faithful o the Catholic Kirk, canonically establishit in the Basilica o Our Lady an St. Anthony o the Ryal Biggin o Mafra, in Portugal. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ryal an Venerable Britherheid o the Blessed Sacrament o Mafra (Portuguese: Real e Venerável Irmandade do Santíssimo Sacramento de Mafra), is a public association o faithful o the Catholic Kirk, canonically establishit in the Basilica o Our Lady an St. Anthony o the Ryal Biggin o Mafra, in Portugal, inscribit on 7 Julie 2019 as a UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid.[1]
Real e Venerável Irmandade do Santíssimo Sacramento de Mafra | |
Abbreviation | RVISSM |
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Formation | 16t centurie |
Teep | Catholic public association |
Heidquarters | Basilica o the Ryal Biggin o Mafra, Mafra, Portugal |
Wabsteid |
The britherheid organizes the solemnity o Corpus Christi an the four traditional processions o the season o Lentren in Mafra, namely: the Procession o the Passion o the Lord (Procissão do Senhor Jesus dos Passos, in portuguese); the Procession o Penance o the Third Order o Saunt Francis (Procissão de Penitência da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco, in portuguese); the Procession o the Seven Sorrows o Our Lady (Procissão das Sete Dores de Nossa Senhora, in portuguese), an the Procession o the Burial o the Lord (Procissão do Enterro do Senhor, in portuguese).
The britherheid possesses an artistic, documental an cultural heritage o great importance an value. The shirt worn bi Louis XV o Fraunce in his coronation ceremony in the Cathedral o Reims is ownit bi this britherheid[2][3]. The group o processional mannequin-style images ownit bi this britherheid is the largest collection o its kynd in Portugal, some o thae images are still in use today, bi the britherheid, whan requirit tae integrate religious functions, namely processions[4].
Part o the britherheid ceremonies an religious functions tak place wi the sound o the basilica's six historical pipe organs an two monumental carillons, composit o 98 bells[5].
It is ane o the oldest institutions in the municipality o Mafra[4].