As part of the Cathedral Chapter’s pastoral plan, a catechetical itinerary on Holiness is being launched through themed spaces that highlight the figure of some Seville saints. The itinerary will be inaugurated tomorrow, Sunday, after the choral mass, in coordination with the delegation for the cause of saints.
You can arrange a visit through the Cathedral’s website for Wednesdays, November 19 and 26, and Sunday, November 30. From January 2026, it will be offered to the parishes that wish to participate. Although the visits are free, an individual contribution of €2 is required, which will be entirely donated to Cáritas Diocesana.
To participate, click on: https://catedraldesevilla.entradasdemuseos.com/visit/figuras-de-santidad-en-la-catedral-de-sevilla
ITINERARY
The tour begins in the sacristy of the chalices, showing the painting by Goya, with the first martyrs, Saints Justa and Rufina. And in the oratory of the sacristy, we can contemplate the reliquary of the last martyrs of the 20th century.
The itinerary will continue showing the figures of San Isidoro and San Leandro, saints from the Visigothic era of our archdiocese, referring to the transmission of faith in the family. In the chapels with their same names, the relics of both saints can be venerated.
In the Vía Sacra we can see where Friar Sebastián Sillero and Father Contreras are buried. Both are closely related to holiness and service to the poorest.
In the chapel of the Virgen de los Dolores, you can visit the tomb of the blessed Cardinal Marcelo Spínola and the altar of the Virgin where Father Torres, recently beatified, usually celebrated the Eucharist. Highlighting holiness in the Chapter.
The visit will continue in the chapel of Santiago, where holiness in Seville is shown: Saint John Paul II, Saint Angela de la Cruz, Saint María de la Purísima, Father Tarín, Sister Bárbara de la Giralda, D. Manuel González Torres Padilla. Examples of holiness related to the city and the Cathedral. In this chapel, the relics of these saints and some objects that have been donated for this occasion can be venerated.
In the Scala chapel, the place where the last martyrs of the 20th century are buried is shown.
The visit ends with the veneration in the Jácome chapel of a relic of San Fernando, thanks to whom the Christian worship was restored in the diocese.
Finally, we will stop to contemplate the Tabernacle, the source from which holiness springs for the Christian.

