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09 Aug 2010

The archbishop of Valencia, Carlos Osoro, will attend for the first time a representation of Misteri d'Elx the next day 13, after which Pope Benedict XVI named him to this position in January last year.

Osoro be accompanied by two auxiliary bishops of Valencia, Esteban Escudero and Enrique Benavent, as reported by sources from, Server Aion, the board of the Mystery.

Also attend as guests to attend the Festival on that day the CEO of Heritage, Paz Olmos, the director general of the delegation of the Region in Brussels, Juan Manuel Revuelta, and the presidents of COEPA, Rafael Martinez Berna, and IFA Moises Jimenez Manas, as well as the professors of the University of Padua Giovanni L. Fontana Luciana Dalla Costa.

Moreover, the bishop of the Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, Rafael Palmero-Ramos, preside at the 15th the funeral procession of the Virgin, then a mass in the basilica of Santa Maria and in the afternoon, will be present at Festa.

In addition, on 14 and 15 witnessed representations Berga Mayor, Juli Gendrau i Farguell.

In this Catalan city celebrates the Patum, Intangible Cultural Patrimony of Humanity in November 2005 by UNESCO and which takes place during the festival of Corpus Christi.

The celebration, documented since 1525, was founded in the late fourteenth century as an essentially popular character party.

Similarly, Jean-Claude Coutausse photojournalist, author of the exhibition "The soul of Mystery," which opens tomorrow in the hall of Elche CAM, will attend the performances.

Coutausse capture images of the Mystery Play last year to prepare an exhibition, on the occasion of the fourth ordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, took place in late September 2009 in Abu Dhabi ( United Arab Emirates).

This sample consisted of photographs taken by professionals Eyedea French agency, which employs Coutausse, which provides images of the Festa and five other intangible heritage properties in Brazil, Estonia, Philippines, Indonesia and Jordan.

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