Saint Ignatius Festivities

The Festivities of St. Ignatius has its origins in 1622.

Ignatius of Loyola was canonised in 1622, and the city hosted these Festivities in his honour. What's more, it coincided with the centenary of his stay in Manresa (March 1522).

Traditionally, they have been organized by the association of merchants, with various activities within the Historical Center, and the Sanctuary of the Cave, which offers masses in different Ignatian places.

The City Council has joined the program of events of these festivities by organizing a series of cultural and recreational activities, to encourage participation and make it more attractive. It aims to keep alive the memory of the pilgrim St. Ignatius and do so in a festive space of coexistence and harmony.

These festivities are an ideal setting to help consolidate the Historical Center, an area that struggles to recover the vitality that had characterized it in the past.

Saint Ingatius' Festivities PROGRAM 2020 (from 15th to July 31st 2020)

Wednesday, July 15th

7th pm · Regional Museum's Cloister

What society would we like to become?

A Conversation around a cup of tea between:

Xavier Melloni (Jesuit)
Abdelnour Tafzi (Islamic Cultural Association Al Fath mosque)
Antoni Erro (president of the Federation of Neigbouhoud associations)
Alba Rojas (social economy and solidarity).

The Manresa 2022 Values Commission would like to share with you this space of plural exchange to prompt each other into growing collectively.

We are convinced we will build up the society we would like to become by sharing our personal experiences, learning from our goals and dreams.

Limited capacity. Booking in advance is advised. (click here)

*Activity in Catalan (simultaneous translation currently unavailable due to CoVID-19 situation)

Organizer: Manresa 2022 - Values Commission, Manresa's Townhall, Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa.

Thursday, July 16th

7:30 pm Basilica de la Seu de Manresa.

Thousand-year-old sunsets.

Guided tour.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact gestio@seudemanresa.cat

Tel: 93.872.15.12

Friday, July 17th

7:30 pm Basilica de la Seu de Manresa.

Thousand-year-old sunsets.

Guided tour.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact gestio@seudemanresa.cat

Tel: 93.872.15.12

Saturday, July 18th

8 pm Well of light (Pou de Llum)

What society would we like to become? Discovery of the silence.

The activity will commence with mantra's singing by Sofà i Mantra (Alba Sanfeliu and Marisa Badia).

It is ending with the presentation fo the barometer of values, a tool for social change inside out.

Limited capacity. Booking in advance is advised. (click here)

Organizer: Manresa 2022 - Values Commission, Manresa's Townhall, Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa.

Tuesday, July 21st

9 pm · Regional Museum's Cloister

Sounds of the Way concert: ITZIPA

An emerging musical project that is rooted in tradition, taking both Mediterranean and worldwide sounds. Its essence is based on the creative combination of the voices of Anna Jané and Clara Sorolla, which are intertwined with the guitar of Pau Duran Gual, the double bass of Sandra Ruibal and the percussion of Dídac Moral.

They are presenting Estatz, where time is transformed into a material, and material is transformed into time, they want us to travel with them on a journey of sensations and feelings that will change us.

It is necessary to book your seat in advance.

1,5€ charity donation that will go to Associació Siriana d'Integració i Concòrdia (ASIC)

Bookings: HERE

More information at Sons del Camí

Organizers: Manresa 2022, Manresas Townhall, Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa

Wednesday, July 22nd

7:30 pm Basilica de la Seu de Manresa.

Thousand-year-old sunsets.

Guided tour.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact gestio@seudemanresa.cat

Tel: 93.872.15.12

9 pm

Sounds of the Way concert: FERRAN PALAU

Kevin is a pop album that looks at the most ‘easy-loving’ soul, but can we interpret it as an album of love songs? In Ferran Palau’s universe, the questions never have a clear answer. Even though it is clear that we are facing his most romantic and colourful work, in which “you” and “I” become a micro-universe where each point of view becomes a possible new dimension.

Ticket price: 12€ in advance / 15€ the same day of the concert at the box office.

The ticket includes a € 1.5 charity donation to the Associació Siriana d'Integració i Concòrdia (ASIC).

Bookings: HERE

Organizers: Manresa 2022, Manresas Townhall, Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa

July 23rd to July 31st

Chapell of the Well of the Hen

Exceptional opening schedule:

Monday to Friday

10 am to 1 pm

5 pm to 8 pm

Wednesday, July 23rd

7:30 pm Basilica de la Seu de Manresa.

Thousand-year-old sunsets.

Guided tour.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact gestio@seudemanresa.cat

Tel: 93.872.15.12

9 pm · Basilica de la Seu de Manresa

Sounds of the Way concert: ROGER MAS

Roger Mas perfectly embodies the prototype of the singer-songwriter: twinning music and poetry, authorship and interpretation, but also novelty and tradition.

Poet among musicians and musician among poets, now, with his voice in full maturity, he takes us on a trip to Parnassus, in the garden of poets, with new songs, adaptations of traditional melodies

and musical poems by authors as diverse as Amadeu Vidal i Bonafont, Miquel Martí i Pol, Joan

Maragall, Salvador Espriu or Eulària Anzizu.

Ticket price: 12€ in advance / 15€ the same day of the concert at the box office.

The ticket includes a € 1.5 charity donation to the Associació Siriana d'Integració i Concòrdia (ASIC).

Bookings: HERE

Organizers: Manresa 2022, Manresas Townhall, Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa

Friday, July 24th

7:30 pm Basilica de la Seu de Manresa.

Thousand-year-old sunsets.

Guided tour.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact gestio@seudemanresa.cat

Tel: 93.872.15.12

9 pm ·Regional Museum's Cloister

Sounds of the Way concert: MEDITERRÀNIAM

It is necessary to book your seat in advance.

1,5€ charity donation that will go to Associació Siriana d'Integració i Concòrdia (ASIC)

Bookings: HERE

More information at Sons del Camí

Organizers: Manresa 2022, Manresas Townhall, Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa

Saturday, July 25th

From 9 am to 2 pm · Puigmercadal Market

Local producers tomato market

A dozen local producers will sell and recommend their best product, the tomato.

Organizers: Ajuntament de Manresa, el Rebost del Bages, Mengembages, Escola Agrària de Manresa, Proper, Parc de la Sèquia, Món Sant Benet, ADV comarca de Bages, Bages Impuls i Mercat Puigmercadal. Amb el suport de la Diputació de Barcelona

11:30 am · Oller del Mas

Oller and Ignatius.

Visit and wine tasting to discover the bound between this winery and Saint Ignatius.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact enoturisme@ollerdelmas.com

Tel: 93.876.83.15

Organizer: Oller del Mas

6:30 pm · Plaça de la Reforma

Night hike from Montserrat to Manresa

Specialized mountain guides will lead you following the last stage of the Ignatian Way (23.6km) while explaining the singularities of the views.

Price: 20€. Transport included (bus from Manresa to Montserrat, insurance and supplies for the refreshment stations.

Limited capacity. Previous booking is required.

Information and bookings: www.manresaturisme.cat, tel. 93.878.40.90 · turisme@manresaturisme.cat · Oficina de Turisme de Manresa (plaça Major, 10)

*Activity in Catalan (simultaneous translation currently unavailable due to CoVID-19 situation)

Organizer: Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa i Dinamic Guies

7:30 pm · Saint Pauls Chapel (Ermita de Sant Pau)

Mass presided by Father Joan Antoni Castillo

Organizer: La Cova de Sant Ignasi

Sunday, July 26th

11 am · Regional Museum's Cloister (Meeting Point)

Guided tour: Universal Manresa, the city of Saint Ignatius.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact turisme@manresaturisme.cat

Tel: 93.878.40.90 www.manresaturisme.cat · Oficina de Turisme de Manresa (plaça Major, 10)

Organizer: Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa

11:30 am · Oller del Mas

Oller and Ignatius.

Visit and wine tasting to discover the bound between this winery and Saint Ignatius.

*Activity in Catalan. To book a guided tour in English, please contact enoturisme@ollerdelmas.com

Tel: 93.876.83.15

Organizer: Oller del Mas

1 pm · Sant Maria de Viladordis

Mass presided by Father Joan Antoni Castillo

Organizers: Associació de Comerciants Sobrerroca, Plaça Major, St. Miquel i Voltants i La Cova de Sant Ignasi

Monday, July 27th

7:30 pm · Regional Museum's Cloister

Presentation of the awarded work "The Manresans that hosted Saint Ignatius of Loyola through notary public records."

*Activity in Catalan (simultaneous translation currently unavailable due to CoVID-19 situation)

Organizers: Manresa 2022, Ajuntament de Manresa i Fundació Turisme i Fires de Manresa

Wednesday, July 29th

7:30 pm · Regional Museum's Cloister

Book presentation and signing.

*Activity in Catalan (simultaneous translation currently unavailable due to CoVID-19 situation)