Primavera street, 15
27001 - Lugo, Galicia ( Spain )
Customer service hours:
From Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Visiting our religious articles store in Lugo, if you have the possibility, is always advisable if you are interested in buying any of the products for sale in our online store . Being in the store, seeing the products and their qualities, receiving the help of our sales consultants is a guarantee of a good purchase.
If you want to visit our religious store but you are not sure how to get there, we propose two alternatives to receive the necessary instructions to find the store without complications.
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The first option that we propose is the most direct and traditional. We recommend that you contact us if you have any questions about getting to our store. Our advisors will give you the necessary instructions to get to our store without any problem.
We recommend that you contact us through the following means:
Google Maps is a Google application that is used to search for locations and establish routes from a starting point to a destination point. If you regularly use Google Maps, you can quickly locate our store in Lugo and establish a route on foot, by car or public transport.
All you have to do is click on the Brabander Catholic store in Lugo . Once you have accessed Google Maps, select the option "How to get there". A dialog box will open in which two boxes will appear.
In the first box you must enter the starting point. Enter the address that you consider most appropriate.
The second box, destination box, will automatically take the address of the Brabander Religious Articles store in Lugo. Once the origin and destination have been established, if you wish, you can start navigation.
If you decide to use this option of directions it is important that you activate the GPS of your smartphone.
Online sales of religious products with home delivery have developed spectacularly in recent years. More and more buyers of liturgical objects decide to make their purchase in an online store and receive their order at home, parish, workplace, etc...
In Religious Articles Brabander we like to receive our customers in our store in Lugo. It is always a pleasure to meet the people who place their trust in our services and buy the products they need for their churches or brotherhoods in our store. Unfortunately, sometimes our customers are unable to visit our store. For this reason, we have developed an alternative sales system with home deliveries in Lugo, Galicia and Spain.
Lugo is the Galician province with the largest area. From the area of Mariña Lucense, in the north (with towns such as Viveiro, Ribadeo, Foz, Burela,...), to Tierras de Lemos, in the south (with towns such as Monforte de Lemos), the province of Lugo has approximately 160 km. in a straight line.
Sometimes visiting the city of Lugo is a complication for our clients. For this reason we have made home deliveries available to you throughout the province with deliveries in 24 hours. In other words, if you live in a town in Lugo and place an order in our store today, tomorrow you will receive it at the address in the province of Lugo that you want.
The cost of this service is only 3 euros as long as the purchase does not exceed 30 euros. For purchases over 30 euros, shipping costs to any location in Lugo are free. Very heavy package shipments may have slight variations.
Galicia is a Spanish autonomous community located in the northwest of the peninsula. Currently the Galician community is made up of four provinces: Lugo, A Coruña, Pontevedra and Ourense. The main towns according to the number of inhabitants are: Vigo, A Coruña, Ourense, Lugo, Santiago de Compostela, Pontevedra, Ferrol, Narón, Vilagarcía de Arousa, Oleiros, etc...
Galicia has always been linked to the Catholic Church for thousands of years. Tradition tells us that the Apostle Santiago, following the guidelines of Jesus Christ, came to evangelize Galician lands. The relationship between the Apostle Santiago and Galicia is very close from the early years of Christianity to the present day. In fact the Apostle Santiago is the patron saint of Galicia, being celebrated on July 25 the day of Galicia, also known as the day of the Apostle.
In addition to all the traditions linked to the Apostle Santiago, the Cathedral and the Camino de Santiago, in Galicia there are many other important Catholic celebrations for Galicians. Dates such as the Virgen del Carmen, Virxe do Carme in Galician; the day of San Juan; the day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary into Heaven; etc... they are festivals in innumerable locations throughout the entire Galician territory. Pilgrimages and pilgrimages to Catholic temples and sanctuaries are part of the idiosyncrasy of the Galician people.
Of course, the Holy Week celebrations, especially Holy Week in Viveiro and Holy Week in Ferrol, declared festivals of International Tourist Interest; Corpus Christi, the famous Corpus Christi celebrations in Ponteareas, Ares, Redondela, etc...; Christmas, with beautiful Nativity scenes; and an endless number of patron saint festivities.
In Religious Articles Brabander we have had the great fortune to receive visits to our online store from buyers from all corners of Galicia. In all these visits we have realized that some of our customers have had to make a long trip to be able to buy the products in our store. To facilitate the access of the brothers, priests, monks, nuns, etc... to all the religious objects in our catalog we have signed an agreement with an urgent transport agency. The conditions that we have achieved for sales with home delivery in Galicia are exactly the same that we offer for the people of Lugo.
Deliveries in 24 hours for a cost of 3 euros as long as the purchase does not exceed 30 euros in value. For purchases over 30 euros, shipping costs to any location in Lugo are free. Very heavy package shipments may have slight variations.
Spain, like the Galician community, has always had a close relationship with the Catholic Church. For many centuries the Catholic religion and the Spanish crown have formed a formidable team that came to occupy a very large part of the world.
In our days the relationship between the Catholic Church and the Spanish population is still just as alive. In fact, the majority of Spaniards consider themselves Catholic.
Throughout the Spanish geography you can find temples, sanctuaries and cathedrals whose origin dates back many centuries. Buildings that are part of the urban and social landscape of hundreds of Spanish towns. The importance of Catholic churches is reflected in the centers of most towns in Spain.
After more than a decade dedicated to the sale of religious articles, before with a paper catalog and now with online sales, many priests and brotherhoods have placed their trust in our organization. Many have seen fit to give us the opportunity to help them in their day to day. Throughout all this time we have been adjusting the costs associated with the sale of the religious products that we market: payment costs and shipping costs.
In both sections we have managed to sign agreements with financial and logistics firms to obtain very cheap prices. In such a way that, for example, the cost of paying for purchases with a card has been reduced to 0, or that an online purchase can be received in 48/72 hours. anywhere on the peninsula from €4.50. It has taken a lot of effort, but we think it has been worth it.
If you live in Spain and want to know the cost of making a purchase in our religious articles store, all you have to do is register on the website. During the purchase process, before making the payment, you will be able to see all the expenses associated with your order. No trap or cardboard.
In case you do not reside in Spain, there is no problem. Our online store has been configured to calculate shipping costs to any country in the world. The process is exactly the same as if you lived in Spain. You only have to register and simulate a purchase. Before closing the order you can check all the associated costs.
More than a decade ago, a group of good friends and relatives decided to launch a new project linked to the sale of religious products and brotherhoods. The founders of Religious Articles Brabander initiate the activity with a close collaboration with the Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela.
After years of good harmony as suppliers to the Archdiocese of Compostela, the opportunity arises to start selling religious articles and liturgical products through a catalogue. Once the decision is made to direct the steps of the organization towards the sector of stores selling Catholic products, another important choice has to be made. Where will the Brabander religious articles store be located?
The country is clear. The store will be located in Spain. The fundamental reason Religious Articles Brabander already has a very good relationship with the Diocese of Santiago, with parishes and priests from Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Barcelona, etc…
The next step is to specify which Spanish city will be the headquarters of Brabander. The cities that are being considered are Madrid, Santiago de Compostela, Valencia, Granada, Murcia, Barcelona, Seville, Córdoba, Toledo and Lugo.
Each of the possible candidates has its advantages and disadvantages. For example, Madrid is a city with a large number of churches and priests, but the costs of establishing a store in a street near the center of Madrid are very expensive. Santiago de Compostela is the capital of Galicia, has an impressive cathedral and is one of the three most important destinations for Catholic pilgrims in the world, along with the Holy Land and Rome. Valencia is a great city with a great Catholic tradition, just like Barcelona. All locations have their pros and cons.
After analyzing the different possibilities, the final decision is between two cities: Madrid and Lugo. Finally, it was decided to establish the Brabander Religious Articles store in Lugo. But Madrid is very present in the plans of the Brabander. In fact, initially, the website was designed as an online store for religious articles for Madrid .
The main store, a Christian apothecary, is located in the walled city of Lucus Augusti, the Roman name for Lugo, capital of the Galician province of the same name. The capital of Lugo will be our home to this day. The reasons for making this decision were varied.
Although Brabander was founded in Madrid, the company was always linked to Galicia. The relationship with the Diocese of Compostela motivated the majority of the organization's projects to be carried out in Galicia.
The Galician community was the object of some of the work that Brabander developed before it became a store of religious products. In the early years of the organization, initiatives linked to the main Galician cities were undertaken: A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Ourense, Pontevedra, Vigo and Lugo.
Despite this, most of the founders of Brabander were from Lugo. For this reason, over the years, the city of Lugo gained more strength as the organization's headquarters. Currently, several years later, all Brabander workers are from Lugo.
The city of Lugo is one of the few Spanish towns that can boast of having a store selling religious articles with almost a century of history behind it. The company Religious Articles Martínez, also known as Almacenes Martínez or simply Martínez (in the sector of liturgical objects and religious imagery), is an organization founded in 1928 with the aim of manufacturing and selling talar garments and liturgical ornaments to priests and seminarians from Lugo. Religious Articles Martínez achieved great notoriety among the parishes of Spain and Portugal with the manufacture and marketing of electronic lamps. Product for religious use that was a great revolution throughout the Iberian Peninsula at the time.
Based on the long history of Martínez, we realized that if we were able to manufacture and sell religious objects in a serious and professional manner, we could have a long history as a religious goldsmith shop, liturgical consumables, processional imagery, rosaries, candles, gifts religious, albs and chasubles, etc…
The Camino de Santiago is one of the distinctive elements of Galician culture. The Cathedral of Santiago, the Apostle and the Compostela Botafumeiro are two visions that the Catholic pilgrim longs to achieve.
Traditionally, the Camino Frances de Santiago, which runs south of the capital of Lugo, has always been the favorite of pilgrims. In recent years, new ways have been developed to reach the Apostle Santiago. Among these new paths, one of the most relevant is the Primitive Way, which is considered to be the path traveled by King Alfonso II of Asturias, the first pilgrim to visit the tomb of the Apostle. Who traveled from Oviedo to Compostela.
The rise of the Camino Primitivo has motivated a large number of Catholic pilgrims to visit the city of Lugo. Which results in greater possibilities of publicizing our religious products and others linked to the Camino de Santiago itself, such as the shell with the Pilgrims' Cross. The word ultreia or ultreya, a popular greeting among pilgrims to Santiago, is heard more and more in the squares and streets that run inside the walls of Lugo.
The Primitive Way of the Camino de Santiago has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015.
The Cathedral of Santa María de Lugo is one of the seven cathedrals and co-cathedrals located in Galicia. In addition to the Cathedral of Lugo, in the Galician community you can visit the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela, the Basilica Cathedral of the Virgin of the Assumption of Mondoñedo, the Co-Cathedral of San Julián de Ferrol, the Cathedral of San Martín de Ourense, the Cathedral of Santa María de Tui and the Co-Cathedral of Santa María de Vigo.
The Cathedral of Lugo is a Catholic temple that began its construction in the year 1129. The date on which Bishop Pedro III hired the master Reimundo de Monforte to build a church following the prevailing stylistic precepts of the time, the architectural style known as Romanesque .
The church underwent many modifications throughout history that modified different elements, both exterior and interior. Despite these reconstructions and reconstructions, the elements that defined the late Romanesque style can be identified: floor plan consisting of three naves, chancel with three apses, central nave with a pointed barrel vault, the aisles with a barrel and groin vault, galleries with windows of slightly pointed arches, etc…
Within the richness of the Cathedral of Lugo, its three beautiful chapels should be highlighted: the chapel of San Froilán, patron saint of the city; the chapel of the Virgen de los Ojos Grandes, patron saint of the city and the main altar.
The Cathedral of Lugo, together with the Cathedral of Mondoñedo, was declared a World Heritage Site in 2015.
Locating the Brabander Religious Articles store in the city of Lugo gives us the opportunity to establish relationships with the Cathedral and Diocese of Lugo and the Bishopric of Lugo. Offering us a great opportunity to publicize our organization among all the parishes of the province and the city of Lugo: Parish of San Froilán, Parish of the Sacred Heart, Parish of Santiago a Nova, etc…
In addition, due to geographical proximity, facilitating contact with all the Galician dioceses, Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol, Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela, Diocese of Ourense, Diocese of Tui-Vigo, Diocese of Astorga, Diocese of León, Archdiocese of Oviedo , etc…
Holy Week is a liturgical celebration that has a great tradition throughout the Spanish territory (Holy Week in Seville, Holy Week in Malaga, Holy Week in Zamora, Holy Week in Madrid, etc..). All these celebrations of the Passion of Christ have Brotherhoods and Brotherhoods that excite thousands of people every year with their Holy Week Steps.
Palm Sunday, Holy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday or Resurrection Sunday are especially special days for all the Catholic faithful and lovers of brotherhood and religious art in general. The main Spanish cities are filled with religious sentiment and recollection.
The city of Lugo has one of the most traditional Holy Week celebrations in the northwest of the peninsula. It is Holy Week, along with Holy Week in Ferrol and Holy Week in Viveiro, which has greater prestige both in Galicia and in the rest of Spain.
Holy Week in Lugo has a solid tradition as well as an outstanding present and a great future. In fact, in 2019 the Xunta de Galicia recognized the great importance of the celebration of the Passion of Christ in the city of Lugo, declaring Holy Week in Lugo as a Festa de Interese Turístico Galego. Currently, the Xunta de Confrarías de Lugo is already working to obtain the national award, the declaration of Holy Week as of National Tourist Interest.
In 2019, Holy Week in Lugo has seven brotherhoods that process through the main streets of the city during the celebration of the Death and Resurrection of Christ.
The Children's Brotherhood of the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, popularly known as "A Borriquiña" (The little donkey or little donkey in Spanish), which historically takes its Paso de la Entry Triumphal of Jesus into Jerusalem in procession on Palm Sunday.
The Brotherhood of the Desenclavo del Señor y de los Mayores Dolores de María Santísima that normally goes out in procession on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. The steps carried by the members of this Brotherhood are Paso de la Virgen de los Dolores and Paso de la Veracruz.
The Insigne Brotherhood of the Blessed Virgin of Hope that normally goes out in procession on Holy Monday with the Paso de la Virgen de la Esperanza and the Paso de la Oración in the Huerto de los Olivos.
The Episcopal and Cathedral Brotherhood of Good Jesus, which usually goes out in procession on Holy Tuesday. If you visit the city of Lugo on this day, you can enjoy the processions of Paso del Buen Jesús and Paso de Jesús Nazareno.
The Brotherhood of the Holy Christ of Forgiveness and Our Lady of Mercy that normally goes out in procession on Holy Wednesday and Holy Saturday. The steps that belong to this brotherhood are the Paso del Cristo del Perdón and Paso de la Virgen de la Piedad.
The Sacramental Brotherhood of the Holy Supper that processions through the streets of the city of Lugo on Holy Thursday. El Paso de la Santa Cena, in addition to its spectacular sculptural ensemble, has the privilege of procession with the Blessed Sacrament located in a temple
The Secular Franciscan Order normally processions on Good Friday with the Paso de la Virgen de la Soledad, Paso del Cristo Yacente, Paso del Desenclavo and Paso de El Descendimiento. The procession of the Virgen de la Soledad is traditionally the most popular of Holy Week in Lugo.
The importance and tradition of Holy Week in Lugo was also very important when establishing our store in Lugo. From the beginning, our organization was born with the intention of selling all kinds of cheap and quality products for masses, liturgical and Eucharistic celebrations; but there was also the intention of serving the associations, brotherhoods and brotherhoods linked to the brotherhood world. Holy Week, the Catholic Brotherhoods and Brotherhoods and the Church have always been parts of the same whole. In this sense, it was logical to try to adapt our offer to churches and parishes as well as to brotherhoods and brotherhoods.
In addition, one of the pillars of our offer of liturgical products was and continues to be religious imagery, the figures of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph, the images of Saints and Saints, of Christ, and, of course, the Holy Week steps Holy. Sculptural works of high artistic and religious value. In our catalog we have always had a wide variety of figures made of different materials: wood carvings, images of the Olor workshops, economic figures, etc...
The Blessed Sacrament, the Body of Christ in the Sacrament, is one of the central elements in Catholic Masses and Eucharistic celebrations. If we highlight the importance of the Blessed Sacrament in the Mass, it is also important to highlight its relevance for the faithful and worshipers outside of liturgical celebrations. According to most historians, the Blessed Sacrament has been worshiped outside of Mass since before the Middle Ages.
The adoration of the Eucharist is deeply linked to the city of Lugo and its people. There is totally reliable evidence that in the city of Lugo the Blessed Sacrament has been worshiped uninterruptedly since the s. XVI (some historians maintain that from the twelfth century).
In addition, the city has a special exhibition privilege, known as the Continuous Exhibition Privilege. In other words, the Cathedral of Lugo has the privilege of having the Body of Christ exposed 24 hours a day, guarded on the altar by candles always lit and by the faithful adoring it. Few churches in the world have the papal privilege enjoyed by the city of Lugo. It is for this reason that Lugo is known as the City of Sacramento.
In our days the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in a magnificent monstrance in the High Altar of the Cathedral of Lugo.
The Privilege of the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament makes the Eucharist very present in the daily life of Lugo. This fact is especially significant during the celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi, a moment in which Christians celebrate the transubstantiation of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Corpus Christi is the feast of the Blood and Body of Jesus. The Blessed Sacrament is worthy of public worship because Jesus is present. Christ is still among us present in the Blessed Sacrament. The city of Lugo celebrates Corpus Christi on Sunday, which is 60 days after Easter Sunday.
In the city of Lugo, the procession of the Blessed Sacrament is celebrated in the area near the Cathedral of Santa María, the Plaza de Santa María and nearby streets. In addition to numerous masses and liturgical acts, the important presence of music in the Corpus Christi celebrations in Lugo stands out. Numerous concerts, international organ competitions, etc…
The importance of the Privilege of Permanent Exhibition is not only an outstanding fact in the city of Lugo, but it has transcended throughout Galicia, or better we should say throughout the Kingdom of Galicia.
In the year 1669 the ancient Kingdom of Galicia was divided into seven provinces: Santiago, La Coruña, Betanzos, Lugo, Mondoñedo, Orense and Tuy. At that time the walled city was having a bad economic and social time. Different penalties had greatly complicated the situation of the inhabitants of Lugo.
Given this situation, the expense of maintaining permanent worship was a heavy burden at a very difficult time. For this reason, the ecclesiastical authorities of Lugo asked the leaders of the other Galician provinces to help them maintain the illumination of the Blessed Sacrament.
The leaders of Santiago, La Coruña, Betanzos, Mondoñedo, Orense and Tuy agreed to collaborate with the Cathedral of Lugo. The six Galician provinces would give an annual offering to the Cathedral of Lugo to help it defray all the expenses derived from the Exhibition Privilege.
The tradition of the offering of the Blessed Sacrament has been maintained to this day. The leaders of the cities that were capitals of the Galician provinces continue to come once a year to give the agreed offering in front of the Blessed Sacrament. The offerings that the Cathedral of Lugo receives today are purely symbolic.
The historical relevance of the Blessed Sacrament in the history of Lugo and Galicia is reflected in the coats of arms that identify the city of Lugo and the Galician community.
Lugo's shield has three elements directly linked to the Exhibition Privilege. The first of them, located in the upper part, is a liturgical chalice on which the Blessed Sacrament stands out in white. The Sacred Form is the central element of the shield of Lugo.
The second reference is the two Angels facing each other in a position of adoration on the right and left side of the chalice of the Sacred Host. The figures of the Angels remind us of the permanent adoration that the Blessed Sacrament receives in the Cathedral of Santa María.
Finally, the last reference is the text that surrounds the entire outline of the shield, the silver border. The text says "Hoc hic mysterium fidei firmiter profitemur" a Latin phrase that translates as "Here we firmly confess this mystery of faith." Tacit recognition that the city of Lugo firmly professes continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.
The coat of arms of Galicia is a very simple and elegant symbol that is basically made up of a main part with a blue background and a crown in beautiful shades of gold, silver and red.
In the main part, the central figure is a gold colored Eucharistic chalice with a white Sacred Host on top. The chalice and the Holy Form recall the continuous exhibition of the Blessed Sacrament in the city of Lugo.
