San Prudencio festival
festival san prudencio city vitoriagasteiz álava spain held around saint feast day april due popularity city organizes number activity festival begin april plaza de la diputación stage prepared traditional basque dance group san prudencio patron saint álava anchorite priest became bishop tarazona named patron saint álava midth century prudencio believed born armentia died el burgo de osma soria april year unknown prudencio born raised armentia small village within municipality vitoriagasteiz became anchorite moved soria tutelage saturio prudencio remained least seven year removed calahorra calahorra believed performed miraculous cure converted many people christianity prudencio wellknown visited many ill people moved tarazona priest maintaining church becoming archdeacon death tarazonas bishop prudencio succeeded went burgo de osma mediate dispute diocese clergy became ill died since prudencio died outside diocese resting place disputed according legend placed horse horse determine would buried reportedly interred six league logroño prudencio reportedly canonized april monastery san millán de la cogolla november named patron saint province álava basilica san prudencio de armentia southern suburb vitoriagasteiz built late th century remodeled th listed bien de interés cultural june basilica renovated replacing thcentury façade wall name changed san andrés san prudencio álava organizes several activity twoday festival begin april retreta open festival night april plaza de la diputación tamborrada similar tamborrada san sebastián take place trumpet drum basque dance group according local newspaper first tamborrada connected san prudencio festival held festival held since least following day fair held trader craftsman popular song sung festival spanish basque san prudencios zortzikoa san prudencio de armentia retrieved may spanish fiesta romería de san prudencio en vitoriagasteiz devitoriaes archived original august retrieved may spanish de la comida del gargantúa la primera tamborrada elcorreocom spanish archived original april retrieved may armentia recibe los alaveses elcorreocom retrieved may spanish