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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 ...
The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was named for the Basilica of Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Madrid, Spain. It was a heavily armed Spanish galleon that served as the almirante (rear guard) for the Spanish fleet. It would trail behind the other ships in the flotilla to prevent an attack from the rear.
Sanctuary of the Niño de Atocha in Plateros. Plateros is a mining town in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. It was founded as San Demetrio in 1566 and renamed by 1621. Located within the town is an important pilgrimage, the Sanctuary of Santo Niño de Atocha.
The children who can handle it dance for more than four kilometers (2.5 miles) until they arrive at the Santo Domingo Church, where the priests welcome them and say a Mass for the youngsters.
[3] [8] Other common and traditional outfits include Santo Niño de Atocha with crosier and seated on a chair, “Niño de las palomas” (Child of the doves) in a white robe with a dove between the hands, as San Francisco with sandals and brown robe, holding an animal, or “Niño de las azucenas” (Child of the lilies) with a white tunic and ...
Santo Niño de Tacloban, a Filipino representation of the Child Jesus that arrived in Tacloban City, Leyte in 1770 Santo Niño de Atocha , a Hispanic representation of the Child Jesus Santissimo Gesu de Malines ( Infant Jesus of Mechelen ), a Dutch representation of the Child Jesus that greatly resembles the image from Cebú
Santo Niño de Cebu In the 17th century, French Carmelites promoted veneration of the "Little King of Beaune". [ 6 ] In the late 19th century, a devotion to the "Holy Child of Remedy" developed in Madrid .
In Kosovo, a state-owned energy company plans to destroy a village to make way for expanded coal mining as the government and the World Bank plan for a proposed coal-burning power plant. The government has already forced roughly 1,000 residents from their homes. Many former residents claim officials violated World Bank policy requiring borrowers to restore their living conditions at equal or ...