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The IV Teresian Cycle of Caravaca de la Cruz, organized jointly by the Department of Culture of the City Council and the community of Carmelitas Descalzos, opens today, Thursday, October 3, at 8.30 pm, in the church of San José of the old convent of the Barefoot Carmelites, in the main street.
The person in charge of opening these cultural days will be Professor and Carmelite Secundino Castro, Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical University of Comillas, with the conference 'Teresa de Jesus, teacher and disciple of the Word', on Thursday, October 3, at 8:30 p.m. .
Castro is considered one of the best specialists in the life and work of Santa Teresa and also of San Juan de la Cruz.
The IV Teresian Cycle of Caravaca de la Cruz will be held on October 3, 10, 16 and 24 in the church of San José of the former convent of the Barefoot Carmelites, in the main street.
As Councilman Juan Manuel de León has explained, all scheduled activities are aimed at deepening the knowledge of Teresa de Jesus, saint, writer and reformer of the universally known Order of Carmen, whose relationship with Caravaca comes through the convent of closing which he founded in 1576. "Following the celebration of the V centenary of the Birth of Santa Teresa, in 2015, and the entry of Caravaca into the Teresian Cities Network, the relationship of the saint with our city already organize activities, which deepen different aspects of the saint and the culture of the 16th century, "said de León.
The conference will resume next Thursday, October 10, with the reading of fragments of work in prose and poetry of Santa Teresa by components of the reading and writing workshop of the Municipal Library and high school students.
The concert 'Glosas y dazas.
Rhetoric in music in dialogue between flute and sacabuche 'will be held on Wednesday, October 16, with a repertoire based on Spanish and Italian Renaissance and early Baroque music.
The musical formation 'Concierto Ibérico', founded in 2017, is currently composed by the musicians Olga Rodón, Juan González and Lea Suter, will be in charge of offering this recital.
The IV Teresian Cycle will be closed on October 24 by the curator of the exhibition 'Mystics' and doctor of Art History Nacho Ruiz, who will bring the attendees the genesis, materialization and subsequent echoes of the exhibition that, dedicated to the world Mysticism with special emphasis on Caravaca's relationship with San Juan de la Cruz and Santa Teresa de Jesús, was held in the old church of the Society of Jesus between the months of September 2018 and January 2019. Almost 40,000 people visited This exhibition.
All the activities programmed by the Department of Culture of the City Council of Caravaca and the Barefoot Carmelites within this Teresian Cycle will begin at 8.30 pm, in the church of San José on Calle Mayor, with free admission.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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