Huércal-Overa · Almería
The brotherhood
Paso Morado
Paso Morado is associated with Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno and his chapel beside the church of La Asunción. The brotherhood dates its foundation to 1765 and preserves its connection with religious sculpture from Murcia.
Holy Week in Huércal-Overa
- Programme reference
- Holy Wednesday · 2026
- Documented location
- Capilla de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno
- Documented milestone ²
- 1765
Processions in context
Its procession in the 2026 reference
A historical reference, not the programme for the next edition.
The 2026 programme announced the Paso Morado procession for 1 April at 20:30. The procession page distinguishes this reference from the 2027 programme.
Documents and memory
Its documented history
The brotherhood’s chronology dates its foundation to 13 April 1765 and the arrival of Salzillo’s Nazareno to March 1745. These are separate milestones from the chapel works begun in 1740 and should not be treated as a single founding date.
- 1765Foundation recorded by the brotherhood
The foundation is separate from the start of work on its chapel in 1740.
The connection with Huércal-Overa
Its connection with the town
Documented location
Capilla de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno
Its canonical seat is the chapel of Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, attached to the parish church of La Asunción. The brotherhood explains that it connects with the church and also has its own exterior entrance.
- Visiting times
- Check visiting arrangements
Information in context
Sources and photographs
- Ayuntamiento · libro de Semana Santa 2026
- Ayuntamiento · Paso Morado, referencia 2026
- Paso Morado · historia
- Paso Morado · sede canónica
History and heritage sources help explain the town. Times and routes require a programme for the relevant edition.