Cronologia Board 1994 – 1998

1998

17 January: Chairman of the Festival Committee Saint George announces that day 31 January signing, by members of the subcommittee, The new Commission Regulation Festivals Sant Jordi Bañeres.

4 d'abril: the president of the Sant Jordi Festivities Commission announces that the "La Nova" Musical Group, newly created, will participate in the transfers and in the processions accompanying the Party Committee.

23 d'abril: The new Board of Directors for the period is announced 1998 – 2002: President: Jorge Juan French Albero, Vice President: Luís Berenguer Ribera, Secretary: José Antonio Miró Sempere and Treasurer: Jose Molina Sanjuan.

2 May: a conference is held on the figure of our Patron Saint George and an exhibition of his iconography is inaugurated; Once a tour is completed, the Board Change Dinner is held.

3 May: Open Day of the Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi. The headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi is inaugurated by the Most Excellent and Reverend Rafael Sanus Abad, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Valencia.

Developing the act as follows: at 6:45 p.m.. We have all gathered at the City Hall. (Mr. Mayor and Mr. President of the Brotherhood received the bishop at the gates of the term). Upon the arrival of Mr. Bishop have gone to the Seu, and there the festive world was gathered: musicians (presidents of the two music bands), PARTIES (presidents of the filaes) and TOWN (represented by the Municipal Corporation). There were also the former presidents of the Brotherhood and more, the entire Board of Directors with their respective companions. The Mataix family were also present, as well as the new president of the Brotherhood.

Parliaments begin, Paco Picó Silvestre taking the floor first, architect, explaining the characteristics of the work. Then Vicent Belda took the floor, President of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi thanking everyone for attending the event. Next, intervened Mr. Mayor and finally Rafael Sanus has taken the floor. He then blessed the locals. After Mr. Bishop has signed the Golden Book, where a diligence has been opened in which the inauguration and blessing of the premises where the Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi is located. Where two commemorative plaques have been discovered: one Mr.. Bishop and another Mr. Mayor, where are all the shields of the filaes.

At the same time, a mascletá has been shot.

Once we visited the outbuildings, we all went to the Parish Church: Vicente Belda spoke first, thanking the people for their participation and collaboration, and he has said goodbye to everyone to conclude his term of office. Then Ricardo Díaz from Rábago Verdegeur, Rector of the Parish and Councilor of the Brotherhood, he explained the entire process of the work to the Bishop and the audience. Finally, Mr. Bishop admiring the effort made as well as praising the result. Then he presided over the Mass, (being the central act, because the headquarters could not fit all the people) finally, the traditional transfer to Sant Jordi has been carried out, bringing the 1998 festivities to a close."

The Board of Directors of the Brotherhood of Sant Jordi, makes a trip from Germanor to Cullera, preceded by our Councilor Ricardo Díaz de Rábago.

30 May: them 19,00 h., the Transfer of the Board of Directors is carried out.

1997

7 February: the Board of Directors decides to extend its mandate for another year, to be able to conclude the construction of the Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi.

All the Presidents that the Confraternity of Sant Jordi has had meet, convened by the current president Vicente Belda Vázquez, to analyze the need for the Brotherhood to be able to have a Regulation – Own statute updated, and the possibility of creating the "Council of Mayorals" is proposed which will be made up of the former presidents of the entity and the rectors - councilors that the Brotherhood has had.

During the month of October: the performance of the play "Casting" takes place, granted by the City Council, for the benefit of the construction of the Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi and the Catechesis Premises.

during the ,it's December: is celebrated during the Christmas holidays, the painting exhibition of the local painter Rafael Berenguer, for the benefit of the Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi

1996

16 February: is performed in the Main Theater, sponsored by the City Council, the feature "L'ombra del Tenorio" by Alonso de Santos; monologue performed by Rafael Álvarez "The Witch", famous national actor, to raise money for the construction of the Social Headquarters of the Sant Jordi Brotherhood.

16 March: the president of the Sant Jordi Festivals Committee communicates in his regular meeting of this entity, that there will be twelve special programs on local TV for the Holidays.

29 March: the Ramón Berenguer Exhibition opens, artist from Alicante and winner of the first prize for the poster announcing the festivities of 1996, to raise money to build the Social Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi.

23 d'abril: during the Solemn Procession of Sant Jordi, the Festivals Committee is participating for the first time, formed in front of the Captains of the filaes and presided over by their principal positions (Mayor of Festes, Secretary and Official Chronicler of the Festivities). Also participating for the first time is a group of tablas and dolçainas to open the Procession and to accompany the Captains of the rows. They are fired for the first time at the entrance of the Saint in the Church 21 Salves d’ Honor.

Construction begins on the premises where the Social Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi will be located.

In the month of June: for the first time they participate, again, all the Confraternities of the Parish in the Corpus Christi Procession; leaving the Board of Directors of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi preceded by the Script of Sant Jordi.

1 September: located on the High Altar, he presides over the High Mass of the Feast of the Relic the wooden Reliquary made by the Board of Directors of German Ribera Domènech, which carries inside the Reliquary of 1780 .

During the month of December: a painting exhibition opens, of the member of the Board of Directors, Pedro Millan, in order to raise money to build the Social Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi.

The Twinning Act of Banyeres de Mariola with the French town of Campan is celebrated. Brochures are prepared for visitors, written in three languages (Valencia, Spanish and French) informative about the Confraternity and the Ermita de Sant Jordi that they have visited during their stay in our town.

1995

9 March: all the Presidents that the Confraternity of Sant Jordi has had are invited to a dinner to explain to them and make them participate in the process of the construction works of the Headquarters of the Confraternity.

9 d'abril: a Columbiculture Competition is held to benefit the works of the Brotherhood Headquarters and parish premises.

The II Iconography of Sant Jordi Exhibition is held in the exhibition hall of the Fundació Valor Amorós, Valor Board of Trustees.

23 d'abril: once the Major Mass of Sant Jordi is over, the Episcopal Vicar and Mitrate Abbot of the Insignia Basilica Collegiate Church of Xàtiva , and that he had been rector of our Parish, Manuel Soler Espí, bless the Stained Glass of Our Lady of Mercy, located in the cross of the Mother of God of the Forsaken, and which falls on Carrer Sant Jordi. It premieres and is signed, for the first time, a Preacher in the Golden Book of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi.

During the month of April: some members of the Board of Directors participate in the Procession of Our Lady of Grace of Biar, when commemorating the 500 Anniversary of its patronage.

18 August: the "Templet" project is presented to the City Council to place it on the land where the conjurer's hermitage was located, being of the good will of the Corporation and agreeing to study it more carefully once the festivities of the Relic are over.

2 September: the Canon of the Cathedral of Oriola José Soler presides over the Major Mass of the Relic, native of Cocentaina. During the Solemn Procession of the Relic of Sant Jordi, the Pal•li parades behind the Image of Sant Jordi "El Vellet", having accepted the Board of Directors of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi a suggestion of the Filà de Cristians.

23 September: the Sant Jordi Festivals Committee agrees to attend the Mass of Sant Jordi and the Relic, as well as the processions of the Transfers, of Sant Jordi and the Relic.

2 of December: the Sant Jordi Festivals Committee meets at the Casa de Cultura to elect and appoint the subcommittee that will study and modify the Festival Regulations.

The book "Confraternity of Sant Jordi" is published, by local authors Miguel Sempere Martínez and José Luís Vaño Pont. In which they make a summary of the festivities that the whole town celebrated, divided by sectors, to commemorate the II Centenary of the arrival of the Relic of Sant Jordi on the first Sunday of September 1780. Publication of which the Provincial Council of Alicante keeps 50 exemplars, for its publishing fund.

Cardboard collections are starting to be made in order to get the money needed for the construction of the Social Headquarters of the Confraternity of Sant Jordi.

1994

23 d'abril: the Major Mass of Sant Jordi was presided over by the Bishop of León, Antonio Vilaplana Molina, descendant of our people. Taking possession the Board for the period 1994 – 1998: President: In Vicente Belda Vázquez, Vice President: Jorge Segura Beneyto, Secretary: Vicente Ferre Silvestre, Treasurer: Francisco Javier Sanchís Ribera.

7 May: 2nd is done supper and Exchange Board.

22 June: the Transfer of the Board of Directors is carried out.

During the month of July: the first inventory of everything owned and administered by the Confraternity of Sant Jordi is carried out.

During the month of September: the members of the Board of Directors of the Brotherhood, during the act of accompanying Mr. Preacher, they stay at Casa Abadia and no longer accompany the Town Hall and the Festivities Committee at the Consistory, only the President does it, the vice president, the secretary and the treasurer.