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Santo Nino

Keywords : Christ Church, Roman Catholic

Site common nameSanto Nino Church
Site alternative nameTondo Church
Type of artworkSculpture
Province/CityManila
StateManila
CountryPhilippines
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 14.6075
Long : 120.967222

PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodSpanish colonial period
AgeB.E. 22-25
ReligionChristianity
SectCatholic
Religion and belief

In terms of Christian iconology, the child Jesus could present himself as the King of Heaven. He wears a crown and a gown. One of his hand holds a scepter and another hand holds an orb. Both the scepter and the orb are royal European articles of use. The child Jesus presenting himself as the King is called Santo Nino in Spanish.

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