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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 Church of Our Lady of Victories (Czech: Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné), also referred as the Shrine of the Infant Jesus of Prague, in Malá Strana, the "Lesser Quarter" of Prague, is a church governed and administered by the Discalced Carmelites. The shrine is home to the famed statue called the Infant Jesus of Prague.
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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 school is one of two owned by the Chilean Roman Catholic Congregation of the Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in O'Higgins Region, the other one being Colegio de la Preciosa Sangre de Pichilemu. It was founded on 25 June 1935. In 1998, it had 647 students from preschool to eighth grade. [2]
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 refers to 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 ...
Flossmoor is home to Infant Jesus of Prague School, a private, Roman Catholic K-8 school operated by St. Veronica Parish, formerly Infant Jesus of Prague Parish, which merged in 2022 with St. Irenaeus in Park Forest IL (permanently closed) and St. Lawrence O'Toole in Matteson IL (also permanently closed).
Veneration of the Child Jesus is a European tradition with the best-known examples being the Infant Jesus of Prague and the Santo Niño de Atocha. This tradition was brought by the Spanish to Mexico after the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ; In Mexico this veneration has taken on indigenous elements, [ 3 ] and is considered to be one of ...