Home of the Cristo de Medinaceli, a 17th-century Seville-carved Nazarene that arrived in Madrid in 1682. Every Friday madrileños file past to kiss his foot, and on the first Friday of March thousands queue for the great besapié, attended every year by a member of the royal family.
- Address
- Plaza de Jesús 2, 28014 Madrid
- Hours
- Mon-Thu 07:00-13:30, 17:00-20:45; Fri 06:30-23:00 (continuous); Sat 08:30-13:30, 17:00-20:45; Sun 08:30-14:00, 17:00-20:45
- Best time to go
- Morning, Evening · About 20 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- €
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Fridays the church is open 06:30-23:00 for the veneration.
- Avoid the first Friday of March unless you want to see the queue itself.