Thousands of devotees join the annual Traslacion of the image of the Black Nazarene.
Manilabulletinonline on Jan 8, 2018 The Black Nazarene (Spanish: El Nazareno Negro, Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno, Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno, Hesus Nazareno is a life-sized image of a dark-skinned, kneeling Jesus carrying the Cross enshrined in the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in the Quiapo district of the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila, Philippines.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene
The Black Nazarene was carved by an unknown Mexican from a dark wood in the 16th century in Mexico and then transported to the Philippines in 1606.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion. Pope Innocent X granted recognition to the lay Confraternity of Santo Cristo Jesús Nazareno in 1650 for the promotion of the devotion to Jesus through the icon.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene It was housed in several churches near Manila in the early decades, arriving in Quiapo Church in 1787 where it has been enshrined ever since.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene The icon is renowned in the Philippines and is considered by many Filipino Catholics to be miraculous; its mere touch reputed to cure disease.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene It attracts homage by numerous devotees and major processions every year.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene
The image (in recent years a composite replica) is brought out of its shrine in procession three times a year: January 9 (the anniversary of the icon’s en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Translation_(relic)), Good Friday (the Nazarene’s liturgical feast, commemorating the culmination of the Passion), and December 31 (New Year's Eve, the first day of its annual novena).en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene The January 9 procession reenacts the image's Traslación (literally "transfer") in 1787, or "solemn transfer" to the Minor Basilica from its original shrine inside Intramuros.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene The January 9 Traslación is the largest procession, drawing millions of devotees thronging to touch the icon and lasting 20 hours at the most.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene
The Black Nazarene is venerated by Filipino devotees every Friday. Along with the Santo Niño, (Child Jesus) it is the most popular object of devotion in the Philippines.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene A similar image called en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristo_Negro_(Portobelo) is venerated in en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portobelo,_Colón, Panama.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Nazarene