Before him, the images of the Virgin of Holy Week of Cordoba were already dressed, but Placido Pérez Ruiz was one of the first “professional” dressers, in the sense that today this word must designate someone who takes care of this task. The brother, who took care of many images of the Holy Week in Cordoba for decades and who was also a florist, died this Wednesday in Puente Genil, where he had resided since 1986.
He was so integrated into Córdoba and his province that not everyone knows that he was born in Cadizand he started there when he was just 13, helping out in a locker room. He arrived in Cordoba in 1968 and his work was quickly appreciated by the city’s brotherhoods.
He was closely linked to the brotherhood of Sorrows of Santiagowhose tunic he wore and on whose board he worked, and he is remembered for putting the flower and robe on many images, particularly Our Lady of the Rosary in her Sorrowful Mysteries, to the Most Holy Mary of Silence and to Our Lady of Anxietythat he arrived in the 70s. He also dressed María Santísima de la Amargura.
He also placed flowers on several of its steps and his work was greatly appreciated. From this time were the roses in their color of the Virgin of Sorrows, for example, but also the very special seal of the Brotherhood of Expiration.
In 1986, it was created in Genil Bridgewhere she opened a florist business and was in high demand and prestige among the townspeople, especially for weddings and religious events, where her talent always shone. He joined several brotherhoods.
In recent years his health has deteriorated, but on many occasions the brotherhoods have continued to show him affection, notably the Penas and the Expiryin the extraordinary departure of the Virgin of the Rosary.
In an interview with ABC, he spoke about how he approached the job: “These are moments of great devotionvery intimate, of meditation with the Virgin in a petticoat and making of the headdress. These are beautiful times to do it with great care and tranquility. “I like to keep quiet and let the waitresses say the rosary.”
