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Thirteen steps in the room. Six to left and seven to right. Each of its statues supervised on Monday, June 23 a Historical moment. Marimar Ganuza Fanlo She was named Sister Priore of the Brotherhood of the Passion of the Lord of Pamplonathus becoming the first woman to achieve it after 138 years of history.

This congregation was founded on January 18, 1887 with the union of three Brotherhoods: that of the Garden prayerthe Most Holy Christ raised and that of Holy sepulcher. After more than a century of history, it remains alive thanks to the about 3,500 members that make it up: around 2,400 brothers and 1,200 sisters.

Among them, 80 attended the one who was the first relay act open to the public. In him, Marimar Ganuza Fanlo became the first sister priora in the history of this brotherhood after receiving from Florencio Roselló Avellanas, Archbishop of Pamplona and Bishop of Tudela, the Cross of the Brotherhood, a golden staff with a cross on the tip.

After the appointment, Luis Javier Fortunprevious prior brother who said goodbye to the position after eight years, dedicated a few words of thanks to all those who accompanied him during his term, without forgetting Marimar Ganuza. “The brotherhood is in the hands of a great prioress,” said Fortún.

The act also hosted the delivery of the Brotherhood Medal to Florencio Roselló and concluded with the appointment of the new treasurer, Carlos Espinosa, which replaced Ramón Poza, and that of the new members of the Board: Inés Arana, Olga Ibiricu, Pablo Torres, Maite Azcona, José María de Silva and Iosu Goñi. They left the same hope Ochoa de Olza, Teresa Jaurrieta, Ricardo Munarriz, Juancho Elizari and Pablo Soto.