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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 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]
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 ...
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.
The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus Christ in the Philippines. [5] The dark wood statue measures approximately 12 inches (30 cm) tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch.
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Holy Infant of Atocha, Santo Niño de Atocha, Holy Child of Atocha, Saint Child of Atocha, or Wise Child of Atocha is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and the southwestern United States. It is distinctly characterized by a basket of bread he carries, along with a staff, and a ...
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