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Child Jesus images in Mexico. Niños Dios image dressed in Tzotzil garb. The Niño Dios (literally Child God) of Mexico is a tradition of venerating the Child Jesus in Mexico which has taken root from the time it was introduced in the 16th century and then synchronized with pre-Hispanic elements to form some unique traditions. [ 1][ 2] Mexican ...
Ecce Homo. The Ecce Homo ( Latin: " Behold the Man") in the Sanctuary of Mercy church in Borja, Spain, is a fresco painted circa 1930 by the Spanish painter Elías García Martínez depicting Jesus crowned with thorns. Both the subject and style are typical of traditional Catholic art.
The Healing of the Paralytic – one of the oldest known depictions of Jesus, [ 18 ] from the Syrian city of Dura Europos, dating from about 235. Initially Jesus was represented indirectly by pictogram symbols such as the ichthys (fish), the peacock, or an anchor (the Labarum or Chi-Rho was a later development).
Jesuset del Miracle. Each year on 31 January, the people of Alcoy, Spain hold a solemn procession, the Procession of the Miraculous Baby Jesus ( Catalan: Jesuset del Miracle ), commemorating the theft of liturgical vessels that took place in 1568.
Holy Infant of AtochaSanto Niño de Atocha. Holy Infant of Atocha, Santo Niño de Atocha, Holy Child of Atocha, Saint Child of Atocha, or Wise Child of Atocha is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and the southwestern United States. It is distinctly characterized by a basket he ...
Spain, 2008. A santo (' saint ') is a religious statue in the Catholic traditions of Spain and the former Spanish Empire. They are usually made of wood or sometimes ivory and may be fitted with textile clothing. They depict the Virgin Mary, Jesus, saints, or angels. A santero (female: santera) is a craftsperson who makes the image.
Origin in Guadalupe, Spain. The shrine to Our Lady of Guadalupe in Guadalupe, Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain was the most important of the shrines to the Virgin Mary in the medieval Kingdom of Castile. [ 9] It is one of the many dark- or black-skinned Madonnas in Spain and is revered in the Monastery of Santa María de Guadalupe, in the town ...
Christ on the Cross is a 1627 oil painting on canvas by the Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán, now in the Art Institute of Chicago. [1] In 1626 Zurbarán signed a new contract with the Dominicans of San Pablo de Real Monastery in Seville to produce 21 paintings in 8 months. One of these was Christ on the Cross, which was so admired by the ...