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Corpus Christi Toledo in Toledo
Toledo's Corpus Christi procession carries the Custodia de Arfe, a monumental sixteenth-century gold-and-silver monstrance normally held in the cathedral treasury, through streets shaded by awnings and carpeted with aromatic herbs, a combination of a rare liturgical artwork and sensory detail that distinguishes Toledo's version among Spain's Corpus Christi celebrations.
Toledo's Corpus Christi procession centers on the Custodia de Arfe, a monumental gold-and-silver monstrance created by the goldsmith Enrique de Arfe in the early sixteenth century, carried through the city's streets on a specially built platform in what is considered one of the most significant single religious processions in Spain.