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The Feast of Miraculous Black Nazarene
The Feast of Miraculous Black Nazarene
The Black Nazarene, known to devotees in Spanish as Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno is a life-sized, dark wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ carrying the cross, believed to be miraculous by many Filipino Catholics. Originally with fair complexion, it turned dark after it survived a burning ship on its arrival from Mexico. The image is currently in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo district, Manila, Philippines, where it is venerated weekly with Friday Novena Masses.
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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Religion
Tags: Black, Nazarene