Black Nazarene devotees on a Friday
Quiapo Church devotees venerate the image of the Black Nazarene
Every Friday, devotees to the Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno flock to Quiapo Church to hear mass, pray and venerate the said to be miraculous image. Originally brought by the Augustinian Recollects in 1606 from Mexico, the icon supposedly got it’s black color during a fire that raged in the boat while at sea. It was housed in the Recollect convent in Intramuros and in the 18th century, was transferred to the then church in Quiapo. This event, called the translacion, is commemorated every 9 January where hundreds of thousands, predominantly male devotees, converge.
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