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Servant of God Cesáreo Gil Atrio (1922-1997), Diocesan Laborer Priest of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Venezuela) Servant of God José María Zapico Díaz (1883-1945), Dominican priest (Venezuela) Servant of God Arístides Calvani Silva (1918-1986), layman (Venezuela) Servant of God Adela Rina Abbo Fontana de Calvani (1919-1986), laywoman (Venezuela)
The cross is known as Santa Cruz de Pacairigua, after the Pacairigua River, which runs through the city. The sculptured cross resides in the parish church of Guatire, and its festival is 3 May; In the east of Venezuela and in the Barlovento of Miranda vigils are held for the Cruz de Mayo in which the cross is adorned and praised with fulías ...
Later on, many people arrived to witness it. [10] From that day on, the inhabitants of the state of Zulia in Venezuela, where Maracaibo is situated, found their Queen in what they call “La Chinita”. As it has been expressed by many people, “She is the way that leads to Jesus”.
Main altar with the Our Lord of Chalma in the State of Mexico. Although the veneration of the Virgin Mary, especially in the form of Our Lady of Guadalupe is famous in Mexico and to some extent in Central America, there has been a strong tradition of venerating images of Christ, especially crucifixes, which was more prominent than that of Mary in the colonial period.
In English, the feast is called The Exaltation of the Holy Cross in the official translation of the Roman Missal, while the 1973 translation called it The Triumph of the Cross. In some parts of the Anglican Communion the feast is called Holy Cross Day , a name also used by Lutherans .
Christianity is the largest religion in Venezuela, with Catholicism having the most adherents. Venezuela is a secular nation and its constitution guarantees freedom of religion. Before the arrival of Spanish missionaries , the people residing in the territory of modern day Venezuela practiced a variety of faiths.
Venezuela's Supreme Court on Friday ordered a "broad and diverse restructuring" of the Venezuelan Red Cross and the dismissal of the president and members of the board of directors. The ruling ...
Christ Crucified by Giotto, c. 1310. According to Christian tradition, the True Cross is the cross on which Jesus of Nazareth was crucified.. It is related by numerous historical accounts and legends that Helena, the mother of Roman emperor Constantine the Great, recovered the True Cross at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, when she travelled to the Holy Land in the years 326–328.