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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.
The shrine is home to the famed statue called the Infant Jesus of Prague. The statue, which originated in Spain, is a 16th-century representation of infant Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger. It was donated to the Carmelite friars in 1628 by Polyxena, First Princess of the House of Lobkowicz.
Prague (/ ˈ p r eɪ ɡ / PRAYG [5]) is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,356 at the 2020 census, an 1.76 percent decrease from the figure of 2,388 in 2010. [ 6 ]
This category is for sculptures of the infant Jesus by himself; see also Category:Statues of the Madonna and Child. Pages in category "Statues of the Christ Child" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
Devotion to Jesus under the title Infant of Prague spread. It is popular in Ireland under the name "Child of Prague". A customary practice is to make a Christmas novena to the Infant of Prague from December 16–24. [7] The Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus is the principal feast of the miraculous Infant.
The statue was later given by Vratislav and Maria Maximiliana's daughter, Polyxena (1566-1642), to the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Prague, where it remains on display as a popular tourist attraction. A replica of the Infant Jesus of Prague is on permanent display in the Lobkowicz Palace Museum.
The Bambino Gesu of Arenzano locally known as Il Grande Piccinino (English: The Great Child Jesus of Arenzano) is a Roman Catholic image of the Child Jesus venerated by the Genoese faithful. [1] The image takes its iconography from a painting of Infant Jesus of Prague which was brought by the Carmelite Order who wanted to propagate its devotion ...
The Christ Child—also known as Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, Child Jesus, Divine Child, Divine Infant and the Holy Child—refers to Jesus Christ during his early years. The term encompasses a period of Jesus' life , described in the canonical Gospels , encompassing his nativity in Bethlehem , the visit of the Magi , and his presentation at the ...