El Nazareno by Nicolás de Bussy in the parish church of San Javier
The 17th-century sculpture has been fully restored and can be seen in the church of San Francisco Javier
The church of San Francisco Javier in San Javier is proud to welcome back a carved statue attributed to baroque sculptor Nicolás de Bussy (1640-1706) which has just been fully restored and repainted.
The “Nazareno” is now on display once again in its home and has been blessed by parish priest Juan Prieto at its presentation on 25th February, 2025.
It was only while the figure was being restored that suspicions were aroused that this could be a work by de Busy, and as she continued the process restorer and historian María del Loreto López became more and more convinced. In the end her hunch was confirmed by Juan Antonio Fernández Labaña, a respected expert in the field of religious sculpture.
The figure of Christ of Nazareth is clothed in the tunic which was created for it in the 1940s, which has also been fully restored at the workshop of Sebastián Marchante in Málaga under the supervision of Santiago Espada, who has also designed another tunic along the lines of the one which was lost or destroyed during the Civil War (1936-39).
For more local information visit the tourist offices of San Javier or go to the home page of San Javier Today.
Address
Calle Padre Juan. Centro Cultural Principe de Asturias 30720 SAN JAVIERTel: 968 571 704
Oficina de Turismo de San Javier
The municipality of San Javier has three main offices giving tourist information to visitors, as well as two information points. The tourist offices are located in Santiago de la Ribera, on the ground floor of the town hall in San Javier and at the start of La Manga. There is also a summer tourist information point located on the seafront in Santiago de la Ribera as well as one at kilometre 12-13 of La Manga del Mar Menor next to Playa Mistral.
Due to its location on the fringes of the Mar Menor and Mediterranean, San Javier has a period of intense summer tourism activity during the peak summer months, although it is popular with retirees of all nationalities out of peak season.
Tickets for the annual San Javier Jazz Festival can be purchased at the Festival office in San Javier Town Hall, Plaza de España.
Timetables summer 2024:
Tourist office Santiago de la Ribera (Calle Padre Juan 30720, Santiago de la Ribera)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Telephone: 661 572285
Email: turismo@sanjavier.es
La Manga del Mar Menor (Gran Vía Km. 0 30380, La Manga del Mar Menor):
May 1 to September 30:
Weekdays 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 19.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.30 to 13.00
Telephone 968 128955 ext. 2
Tourist information point of San Javier (Plaza de España, 30730 San Javier):
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00
968 573 700 ext #5351
Email: concejaliadeturismo@sanjavier.es
Tourist information point of Santiago de la Ribera (Paseo Colón on the seafront)
Weekdays 9.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to 21.00
Weekends and public holidays 10.00 to 13.00
Tourist information point of La Manga del Mar Menor (Playa Mistral, km 12)
Weekdays 11.00 to 18.00
Weekends and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00
