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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 original statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague was created as a royal wedding gift from a Spanish Princess to her Austrian royal cousin. The statue of the Infant is a slender and beautifully-modeled figure and is carved of wood thinly coated with wax, standing nineteen inches tall, with the left foot barely visable under a long white tunic.
The Infant of Prague statue is one of the most popular Christian statues in the world and yet relatively few people know the origins of it. The statue’s history is fascinating, associated...
For more than three centuries, this promise has inspired a worldwide devotion to the Miraculous Infant Jesus of Prague. The original statue is still preserved in the church of St. Mary of Victory in Prague. Today, replicas and models of the small statue are honored in every part of the world.
Of all its wondrous gifts, perhaps none stands out like Prague’s “miraculous” statue of Infant Jesus. The wax-covered monument made of wood depicts Christ as a baby. The historic monument holds a sphere-like object on its left hand, and its other hand is up as an indication of blessing.
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Infant Jesus of Prague or in Czech – Pražské Jezulátko (in Latin: Jesulus Pragensis) is a small wooden statue with a layer of coloured wax sculptured into a standing child representing Jesus Christ as a young child.
The History and Veneration of the Infant Jesus of Prague. The statue of the Infant Jesus of Prague is more than 400 years old. It reflects God´s incarnation, spiritual childhood and the dignity of both Christ´s and our own humanity.
On April 4, 1655, Archbishop Josef Corta, acting on behalf of Cardinal Harrach III, solemnly bestowed the statue of the Infant of Prague with both crown and orb. In 1741, the statue was set in another chapel, where the images of the Blessed Mother and St. Joseph are on either side of it, and images of the Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit are ...
The shrine is home to the famed statue called the Infant Jesus of Prague. The statue, which originated in Spain, is a 16th-century representation of infant Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger. It was donated to the Carmelite friars in 1628 by Polyxena, First Princess of the House of Lobkowicz.