{"id":13910,"date":"2026-01-24T12:54:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turismodeubeda.com\/2026-jubilee-year-of-st-john-of-the-cross-in-ubeda\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:54:18","slug":"2026-jubilee-year-of-st-john-of-the-cross-in-ubeda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turismodeubeda.com\/en\/2026-jubilee-year-of-st-john-of-the-cross-in-ubeda\/","title":{"rendered":"2026: Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross in \u00dabeda"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are cities that keep the memory of saints, and there are cities where the saints left an indelible mark. \u00dabeda belongs to this second category. Here, in this city of Ja\u00e9n of golden stone and Renaissance palaces, San Juan de la Cruz lived his last days and part of his remains rest here. For this reason, when the Church declares 2026 as the Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross, \u00dabeda becomes a pilgrimage destination, a place of spiritual encounter and a space where the mysticism of the holy poet comes to life. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

A year of grace to walk inside<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The Jubilee Year is not only a liturgical celebration, it is an invitation to travel \u00dabeda in a different way. With another cadence, slower and more conscious. With our gaze set not only on the architectural magnificence of its monuments, but also on the corners of silence, on the spaces that invite recollection, on the places that speak of transcendence. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

St. John of the Cross, the poet of mystery and dark night, the mystic who turned suffering into beauty and silence into words, is the perfect guide for this inner journey. His verses, his austere life, his tireless search for the absolute resonate strongly in an era where noise and superficiality seem to dominate everything. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The San Juan spaces of \u00dabeda<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The Jubilee itinerary allows you to discover the places where St. John of the Cross left his mark. The Oratory of St. John of the Cross, built on the spot where the saint died in 1591, is the spiritual heart of this route. Here relics are preserved and there is an atmosphere of deep devotion that transcends religious creeds. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Convent of the Discalced Carmelites, where the saint lived his last months, opens its doors so that pilgrims can tour the spaces where he lived. The austere cells, the stone corridors, where he surely walked meditating, are living testimonies of a way of life that prioritized the essential over the accessory. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The Church of San Miguel, the conventual churches and other Carmelite spaces of the city complete a spiritual map that allows us to better understand the human and mystical dimension of the saint.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

How to obtain the Jubilee grace<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The Jubilee Year offers pilgrims the possibility of obtaining the plenary indulgence by fulfilling a series of conditions established by the Church. These include visiting the San Juan sites of \u00dabeda, participating in liturgical celebrations, receiving the sacraments of confession and communion, and praying for the Pope’s intentions. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Pilgrim’s itineraries<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The Jubilee Year offers several itineraries adapted to different visitor profiles. From short half-day routes that visit the main San Juan spaces of the historic center, to more extensive itineraries that include moments of prayer, conferences and meetings with Carmelite communities. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Some itineraries combine the spiritual dimension with the discovery of the monumental heritage of \u00dabeda, allowing us to understand how the architectural grandeur of the Renaissance coexists with the Carmelite humility of the conventual spaces. This apparent contradiction is, in fact, one of the keys to understanding the complexity of an era and a city. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Calendar of events and celebrations<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The Jubilee Year is not limited to individual visits. Throughout 2026, \u00dabeda will host a full programme of events that includes sacred music concerts, lectures on the poetic and theological work of St. John of the Cross, spiritual retreats, study days and special liturgical celebrations. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The San Juan Week, which will be celebrated at the end of October, will be the culminating moment of the jubilee year, with an intense program of activities that will attract devotees, scholars and pilgrims from all over the world.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

A proposal for everyone, believers and non-believers<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Although the Jubilee Year has a deeply religious dimension, \u00dabeda’s proposal transcends the confessional. The figure of Saint John of the Cross is also of interest to those who approach it from literature, philosophy, art history or simply from the personal search for meaning. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

His poems, considered the pinnacle of universal mystical literature, dialogue with the essential questions of the human being of any era: the meaning of suffering, the search for the absolute, the experience of emptiness, the need for silence. For this reason, many non-believing visitors find in the San Juan itinerary a space for reflection and encounter with themselves. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Hospitality and hospitality<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00dabeda is preparing to receive pilgrims with the hospitality that characterizes cities of spiritual tradition. The host resources include accommodation adapted to different budgets, restaurants that offer menus and guides specifically trained to accompany this experience. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

The city has worked on the accessibility of religious spaces, on the signposting of itineraries and on the creation of informative materials in several languages, making it easier for people from all over the world to experience the Jubilee Year to the fullest.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Deseasonalization and quality tourism<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

From a tourist point of view, the Jubilee Year represents a unique opportunity to position \u00dabeda as a destination for quality spiritual and cultural tourism. This type of tourism has very interesting characteristics: it deseasonalizes demand (pilgrims travel throughout the year), generates a significant economic impact on local businesses and services, and attracts a respectful and conscious visitor profile. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, many pilgrims return to or recommend the destination, turning the Jubilee experience into the beginning of a lasting relationship with the city.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond 2026<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

Although the Jubilee Year has an expiration date, \u00dabeda’s commitment to San Juan tourism is a long-term strategy. The established itineraries, the reception resources created and the cultural programme developed will remain beyond 2026, consolidating the city as a benchmark in spiritual and literary tourism linked to the figure of Saint John of the Cross. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

This long-term vision connects with a way of understanding tourism not as short-term value extraction, but as the construction of meaningful relationships between the territory, its heritage and the people who visit it.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Practical information<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

All the information about the Jubilee Year, the itineraries, the calendar of events and the resources for pilgrims is available on turismodeubeda.com and on the official social media channels of the San Juan de la Cruz Museum, the Carmelite Fathers of \u00dabeda and the City Council of \u00dabeda. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

It is recommended to check in advance the schedules of religious spaces, which may vary according to the liturgical celebrations, and to book accommodation especially in periods of high demand such as Holy Week or Holy Week.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

An invitation to interiority<\/span> <\/span><\/h2>\n

The Jubilee Year of St. John of the Cross in \u00dabeda is, above all, an invitation. An invitation to slow down in a fast-paced world, to seek silence in the midst of noise, to walk inside while walking through the stone streets of a city with centuries of history. <\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

It is an opportunity to discover that true luxury is not in the ostentatious but in the essential, that the deepest beauty inhabits the most austere spaces, and that there are ways of traveling that transform not only the look but also the heart.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

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