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AÑO JUBILAR 2017, Liébana, Cantabria  
« Presentation of the seventy-third Jubilee Year 2017, taking place in Liébana, Cantabria »
 
The Liebana Valley
The Liebana Valley is made up of four valleys connecting in the town of Potes. This valley is one of the most important natural areas in the Cantabria region.
 
Santo Toribio de Liébana
Santo Toribio de Liebana is located at the heart of this valley. This monastery is, along with Jerusalem, Rome, Santiago de Compostela and Caravaca de la Cruz, one of the only places in the world holding the remains of the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified.
 
The Lebaniego Jubilee Year
The Lebaniego Jubilee Year attracts pilgrims from all over the world and has been considered an Event of Exceptional Public Interest. When this celebration begins, the confessional,  that was in the past used for fishermen to redeem themselves, is opened. Pope Julius II sent out a message to say that any visitors to this monastery could have the opportunity to be pardoned for their sins.
 
The Lebaniego Way
The Lebaniego Way is one of the great Christian pilgrimages.
 
 

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Organizer: Government of Cantabria
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