Black Nazarene
| Black Nazarene | |
|---|---|
 The Señor Venerado enshrined in the High Altar of Quiapo Church | |
| Location | Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno – Saint John the Baptist Parish (Quiapo Church), Quiapo, Manila, Philippines |
| Date | 1606 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Witness | Order of Augustinian Recollects Basilio Tomás Sancho de Santa Justa y Rufina, Archbishop of Manila |
| Type | Wood carving |
| Holy See approval | Pope Innocent X Pope Pius VII Pope John Paul II |
| Shrine | Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno |
Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, officially and liturgically known as Jesús Nazareno, and popularly known as the Black Nazarene (Spanish: El Nazareno Negro; Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno),[1] is a life-sized dark statue of Jesus Christ carrying the True Cross. The venerated image is enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines.[2]
The image was reputedly carved by an unknown Mexican artist in the 16th century and then brought to the Philippines in 1606.[3] It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion.
Ardent believers claim that physically touching the image can grant miracles and cure diseases.[3][4] Either the original image or its replica is brought out in procession three times a year; on its feast day Feast of the Black Nazarene on 9th January; on Good Friday; and New Year’s Eve.
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[change | change source]- ↑ Sison, Antonio D. (2015). "Afflictive Apparitions: The Folk Catholic Imaginary in Philippine Cinema". Material Religion. 11 (4). Routledge: 421–442. doi:10.1080/17432200.2015.1103474. S2CID 192961308.
- ↑ John Lyden (2009). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-135-22065-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J. Gordon Melton (2011). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.
- ↑ John N. Schumacher (1968), The Depth of Christianization in Early Seventeenth-Century Philippines, Philippine Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3 (JULY 1968), pages 535-539
