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Black Nazarene

Keywords : Christ Church, Jesus

Site common nameQuiapo Basilica
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityManila
StateManila
CountryPhilippines
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 14.598333
Long : 120.983611

History of productionIn Basilica of Quiapo, there is the most respected statue of Jesus Christ in Manila, the Philippines - Black Nazarene. It is said that this sculpture was brought from Mexico, one of Spain’s colony. It is made of dark wood which is believed to promote holiness of Black Nazarene.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodSpanish colonial period
AgeB.E. 22-25
ReligionChristianity
SectCatholic
Religion and beliefBlack Nazarene is actually the sculpture of Jesus Christ carrying the Cross to crucify himself. This sculpture is a part of Passion of the Christ.

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-05-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali