San Cyriacus and Santa Paula Day
| when: | Jun 2010 (annual) |
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| where: | Iglesia de los Santos Mártires |
| cost: | Free |
San Cyriacus and San Paula, Malaga's patron saints, were canonised in the year 305 AD during the early history of the Christian Church. Their saints' day is marked by a religious service held at the Iglesia de los Santos Mártires.
After having regained Malaga from the Arabs in 1487, the Catholic Kings wrote to the Pope to inform him of the considerable advances of the Christian faith in the south of Spain. The Pope thanked them for their efforts and proposed that the patron saints of the new city be Saint Cyriacus and Saint Paula.
In 1548, Isabel and Fernanado, Los Reyes Católicos, built a temple in Malaga in honour of these two martyrs. In 1582 the Church declared the 18 June, the anniversary of the patron saints, to be a holiday.
In contrast to other local religious holidays such as the pilgrimage of Our Lady of Victory (La Romería de Nuestra Señora de la Victoria), this is a low-key celebration marked by a simple religious service.
| Venue Information: | Iglesia de los Santos Mártires |
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| Full Name: | |
| This church, built in honour of Malaga's patron saints, San Cyriacus and Santa Paula, is located in the Martyrs' Square, near the Church of Cristo de La Salud. It was built in 1491, following the expulsion of the Moors from Andalusia in a fusion of gothic and Arabic styles, unique to Southern Spain. | |
| The traditional church service in honour of the city's patron saints takes place here every year on the 18 June. | |
| Address: | Plaza de los Mártires 29008 |
| Directions: | The square is located at the end of the Calle de las Comedias street, a short walk north of the Plaza de la Constitución. |
| Contact Details: | Iglesia de los Santos Mártires |
| Phone: | +34 952 21 27 24 |
| Name: | Costa del Sol Tourist Board |
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| Location: | Málaga |
| Address: | Palacio de Congresos y Exposiciones de la Costa del Sol, 4ª planta, c/Mexico, s/n, 29620 Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain |
| Email: | info@visitcostadelsol.com |
| Phone: | +34 95 205 8694 |
| Fax: | +34 95 205 0311 / +34 95 237 0406 |
| Name: | Tourist Board of Málaga City |
| Location: | Málaga |
| Address: | Plaza de la Marina, 11, 29001, Málaga, Spain |
| Email: | info@malagaturismo.com |
| Phone: | +34 952 219 893 |
| Fax: | +34 952 122 023 |
| Name: | Tourist Office at the Junta de Andalusia |
| Location: | Andalusia |
| Address: | Plaza Mariana de Pineda 10, Granada |
| Phone: | +34 958 24 71 28 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | José Lazaro Galdiano, 6, Madrid 28036 |
| Fax: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish National Tourist Office (Turespaña) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | Jose Lázaro Galdiano, 6, 28071 Madrid, Spain |
| Email: | infosmile@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +34 913 43 35 00 |
| Name: | Spanish Tourist Board (London) |
| Location: | Spain |
| Address: | PO Box 4009, London, W1A 6NB |
| Email: | info.londres@tourspain.es |
| Phone: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8077 |
| Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7486 8034 |
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