Fiestas Patronales Señor de la Salud y de las Aguas

On the afternoon of the last Saturday in April, one of the most deeply-rooted devotions in Antequera begins every year: the worship of the Santísimo Cristo de la Salud y de las Aguas, Patron Saint of the town. On that day the Lord is transferred from his usual chapel, in one of the side naves of the parish church of San Juan Bautista, to the main altar of the same, in what is known as the ‘Bajada del Señor’ (Descent of the Lord). From that day until mid-May, the church of San Juan - located in the neighbourhood of the same name - becomes the centre of the pilgrimage of a multitude of Antequeranos who pay their fervour to the image of this crucified Christ.