| The Black Nazarene Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno Poóng Itím na Nazareno | |
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| Location | The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Black Nazarene, Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Quiapo, Manila, Philippines |
| Date | 1606 Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Witness | Recollect Priests Archbishop of Manila, Basílio Sancho de Santa Justa y Rufina |
| Type | Wood carving |
| Approval | Pope Innocent X Pope Pius VII Pope John Paul II |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Shrine | Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno |
| Patronage | Quiapo, Tagalogs, Filipinos, Philippines |
| Attributes | Dark skin, maroon and gold vestments, the Cross |
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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 the Black Nazarene 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.[2][3] It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion.
Pious believers claim that physically touching the image can grant miracles and cure diseases.[2][3][4] The original image or its replica is given a religious procession three times a year:
- January 9 — the official Feast of the Black Nazarene commemorating the translation of the image from Intramuros.
- Good Friday — its liturgical feast, commemorating the culmination of the Passion of Jesus.
- December 31 — the eve of New Year commencing its novena.[3][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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- ^ John N. Schumacher (1968), The Depth of Christianization in Early Seventeenth-Century Philippines, Philippine Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3 (JULY 1968), pages 535-539
- ^ John Lyden (2009). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. Routledge. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-1-135-22065-5.
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- ^ Tony Twigg (2015), THE BLACK NAZARENE, A PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ETHO Archived December 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, TAASA Review, Volume 24, Number 2 (June 2015), pages 16-18
- ^ Paul-François Tremlett (2008). Religion and the Discourse on Modernity. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 1–5, 121–122. ISBN 978-0-8264-9823-6.
- ^ Joi Barrios (2015). Intermediate Tagalog. Singapore: Tuttle. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-1-4629-1427-2.
- ^ Geoffrey Wainwright (2006). The Oxford History of Christian Worship. Oxford University Press. p. 674. ISBN 978-0-19-513886-3.
- ^ J. Gordon Melton (2011). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. pp. 116–119. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.