Skip to main content

Hermandad del Gran Poder

San Lorenzo·Seville·Spain

A lay Catholic brotherhood whose members sustain year-round worship, governance, charity and the preparation of a major Holy Week procession. Volunteers organize the pasos, robes, music, route and thousands of participants needed for the Madrugá station of penance.

The procession is only the public culmination of a standing member community that also holds regular services, assemblies, social action and shared events throughout the year.

Visit the group page

External page. Check current meetings, membership, and joining details directly with the group.

Same family

Other semana santa cofradías & hermandades

Hermandad de la Macarena
Seville · Spain · 1595

A centuries-old Holy Week brotherhood rooted in Seville's Macarena district. Members sustain year-round worship, training, charity and neighborhood life, then work together to carry the brotherhood's images and identity into the city's Semana Santa processions.

Hermandad de la Esperanza de Triana
Seville · Spain

A neighborhood-rooted sacramental brotherhood that prepares the Esperanza de Triana procession while running elections, member assemblies, youth participation and social programs. Its members rehearse carrying teams, maintain regalia and coordinate the long overnight return to Triana as a collective act of devotion.

Hermandad de los Gitanos
Seville · Spain

A sacramental brotherhood centered on the Santuario de los Gitanos, with member-led worship, processional preparation, youth activity, music and social support. New members swear the shared rules, volunteers take responsibility for practical sections and the community prepares together for its Madrugá procession.

Hermandad del Santo Entierro de Sevilla
Seville · Spain

A member brotherhood that maintains the Holy Week rites and processional heritage of the Santo Entierro. Elected officers, worship teams and participating hermanos manage a recurring calendar of services, meetings, restoration work and the detailed preparation of the Good Friday procession.

Hermandad del Silencio de Salamanca
Salamanca · Spain

A Holy Week brotherhood whose members organize processions, appoint section leaders, rehearse its drum band and run charitable and devotional activities through the year. Shared preparation gives participants defined responsibilities for the pasos, music and quiet ceremonial identity of the group.