The Black Nazarene is a wooden image of a dark-skinned Jesus, kneeling and carrying the cross. It was made in 1606 AD in Mexico by an unknown Mexican and shipped to the Philippines.
Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno |
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| Date of Birth | N/A |
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| Made in | Mexico in South America |
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| Profession | statue |
| Place of Work | Mexico |
| Date of Death | N/A |
| Place of Death | N/A |
| Feast Day | January 9 |
| Beatification | Beatified by N/A |
| Canonization | Canonized by N/A |
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Black Nazarene’s Life History
El Nazareno Negro, Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, Spanish for the Black Nazarene, is an image depicting a dark skinned Jesus, kneeling and carrying the cross, made by an unknown Mexican in Mexico and shipped to the Philippines in 1606 AD.
The image is dark through its core and was carved from mesquite wood according to research sources in Mexico. It is made up of a head with a braided wig of dyed abuca, along with a golden-crown of thorns with a halo and an angular variant described as the three rays, signifying his divinity.
It is dressed in a heavy velvet tunic of maroon, a gold plated metal belt embedded with the word “NAZARENO” and a golden chain with spherical ends around its neck.
The image was first enshrined the Church of San Juan Bautista of the Augustinian Recollects in Baguenbayan. In 1608 AD, it was transferred to San Nicolas de Tolentino Church in Intramous where it was destroyed in the bombardment of Manilla during its liberation in 1945.
A copy was once donated by the Augustinian Recollects on January 9 1787 Ad to the church of Camis, Quiapo and was later celebrated by faithfuls every January 9 through a procession known as the Translacion from its Intranous home to San Nicolas de Tolentino and back to Quiapo.
The image has been enshrined and has endures centuries of earthquakes, fires and the world wars. The image had replicas made for security reasons since 1990.
It was earlier approved for veneration by Pope Innocent X in 1650 AD who also authorized the establishment of the confraternity of the Most Holy Jesus Nazarene. It was also given an Apostolic Blessing in 1880 AD by Pope Pius VIII.
The Filipinos religiously venerate the Black Nazarene in relation to how they identify themselves with the Passion of the Christ as many also relate their poverty to the Passion of Christ.
The Quiapo Parochial School devoted itself to the Black Nazarene hence re-branding itself to The Nazarene Catholic School and having its students identify themselves as Nazarenans.
The image’s largest procession is the January 9 Translacion on every year on the feast of the Black Nazarene.
Black Nazarene’s Birth
The image was created in Mexico by an unknown Mexican in 1606 AD and shipped to Quiapo, Manila, Philippines
Black Nazarene’s Witnesses
Recollect priests, Basilio Sancho de Santa Justa y Rufina and Archbishop of Manilla were witnesses to its miracles
Type
The Black Nazarene is a dark wooden statue.
Black Nazarene’s Approvals
The image received pontifical approvals from Pope Innocent X and Pope Pius VII.
Black Nazarene’s Major Shrines
Its major shrine is in the Basilica of the Black Nazarene.
Black Nazarene’s Attributes
It is attributed by dark skin, maroon and gold vestments and the cross.
Black Nazarene is the Patron Saint of
The Black Nazarene is the Patron saint of Quiapo, Manilla, Filipino people and Philippines.
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