Ricardo Valencia. The image was transferred to the bigger Recollect church of San Nicolas de Tolentino in The statue is attributed to the work of a Mexican artist name unknown who painted the image of Christ in dark brownish-molato color, similar to the color of his own skin. Later the image was called Black Nazarene because when it arrived in the Philippines the color turned darker.
Luckily, this color is in keeping with the taste for the Filipinos who consciously or unconsciously fall for the dark colored statues like those if the Virgin of Antipolo, The Virgin of Penafrancia and others.
The Statues, entrusted to an unknown Recollect priest was brought across the Pacific Ocean in the hold of a Galleon which arrived in Manila at undetermined date. As the first group of Recollect Frairs The priests now in charge of San Sebastian Church, and San Sebastian College, in Manila came in the year , it is probable that the statue also arrived either on that year or a few years later. Regarding the date when the image of the Black Nazarene was transferred from Intramuros to Quiapo Church, no passage was found in the Chronicles of the Recollect Father which states when was the actual transfer took place.
However, based on certain research, it was determined that the transfer was made before the second burning of the Quiapo Church which happened on January 15, The Nazarene has since then towered above the high altar of the Quiapo Church. Skip to content. About Us. Our History. Interestingly the sculpture or at least part of it -- most authorities say that only the head of the sculpture we have is original and the body is a replica has managed to survive a number of other disasters since then, including large fires in the Quiapo area in and , earthquakes in and , and finally the carpet bombing during the Battle of Manila in World War II.
The Black Nazarene is surrounded en route by millions of faithful police estimated the crowd at 9 million in January , many of whom are barefooted and many of whom try to touch it and gain a blessing or a miracle. History In the Franciscan order of the Roman Catholic church built the first Quiapo Church on the same site as where we see today's church of the same name.
It was constructed using a frame bamboo and thatching out of nipa palm. This church was burnt down in A second Quiapo Church was built on the same site. Ranked No. Recommended sightseeing time: hours. Address: Plaza L. Phone: 02 What travelers say:.
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What's the recommended attractions near Quiapo Church? More Questions. Thousands of believers flock to the church for the novena every Friday to beseech aide from the Black Nazarene - a life-sized image of Christ - who is believed to grant miracles.
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