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In the Plaza de Jesús, located in the city’s Barrio de Las Letras district, we find the Basilica de Jesús de Medinaceli, one of five basilicas in Madrid, famous for the image of Christ of Medinaceli, a Nazarene Christ from the 17th Century, a figure of great devotion among the people of Madrid. Every year, on the first Friday of March, thousands of faithful devotees come here to kiss the statue’s feet.
This temple, declared a minor basilica by Pope Paul VI in 1973, stands on the site of the former Convent of Discalced Trinitarians of Our Lady of the Incarnation. It is the canonical seat of the Primary Archconfraternity of the Royal and Illustrious Slavery of Our Father Jesus Nazarene of Medinaceli. It is currently run by a community of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Cristo de Medinaceli
The famous statue of Christ stands 1.73 metres tall and dates back to the first half of the 17th Century. It was carved in Seville, which explains why its iconography corresponds to that of Christ hearing his ‘Sentence’. In 1682, it was brought to Madrid, where it arrived amid rumours of miracles. That same year, the first procession was held, attended by the “whole of Madrid”: faithful commoners, the nobility, and the royal household.
Since then, every year there is a major pilgrimage held on the first Friday of March, attended by a member of the royal family to pray to the famous Nazarene.
Docking stations:
- Huertas (calle Jesús, 1)
- Calle Almadén, 28
Free entry
Mon- Thurs: 7am – 1.30pm/ 5pm – 8:45pm
Friday: 6.30am – 11pm
Saturday: 8.30am – 1.30pm / 5pm – 8:45pm
Sun and public holidays: 8.30am – 2pm / 5pm – 8:45pm
The Christ can be seen in the crypt when the church is open.
Every Friday, all year round, from 6.30am to 11pm Worship and Kissing the Foot of the image of Our Father Jesús Nazareno de Medinaceli uninterruptedly.
The city’s new official sightseeing and tourist travel pass.
An observation deck at 92 metres.
Our online store (in Spanish) sells artisan souvenirs.