| Infant Jesus of Prague Gratiosus Jesulus Pragensis Pražské Jezulátko, Santo Niño de Praga, Divino Menino Jesus, Prager Jesulein | |
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 The image wearing its ordinary green vestment along with its present canonical crown | |
| Location | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Date | 1556 |
| Witness | Teresa of Ávila María Manrique de Lara y Mendoza Princess Polyxena of Lobkowicz |
| Type | Wax coated wooden statue with wooden base and silver erector |
| Approval | Pope Leo XII Pope Pius X Pope Pius XI Pope Benedict XVI |
| Shrine | Church of Our Lady of Victories |
The Infant Jesus of Prague (Czech: Pražské Jezulátko: Spanish: Niño Jesús de Praga) is a 16th-century wax-coated wooden statue of the Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger of Spanish origin, now located in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. First appearing in 1556, pious legends claim that the statue once belonged to Teresa of Ávila and was consequently donated to the Carmelite friars by Princess Polyxena of Lobkowicz in 1628.
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The image is routinely clothed by the Carmelite nuns in luxurious fabrics with imperial regalia and a golden crown while his left hand holds a globus cruciger and the right hand is raised in a gesture of benediction.[1] It is venerated on Christmas and the first Sunday of May commemorating both its centenary and "episcopal coronation" in 1655.[2]