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Los Hermanos de la Fraternidad Piadosa de Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Spanish: 'The Brothers of the Pious Fraternity of Our Father Jesus the Nazarene'), also known as Los Penitentes, Los Hermanos, the Brotherhood of our Father Jesus of Nazareth and the Penitente Brotherhood, is a lay confraternity of Spanish-American Catholic men active in Northern and Central New Mexico and southern Colorado.
Los Penitentes is a ski resort in Mendoza, Argentina about 25 km off Paso de Libertadores, which marks the border between Argentina and Chile, and 180 km from Mendoza Capital City, at the foot of Mount Aconcagua on Ruta 7.
Penitentes were first described in scientific literature by Charles Darwin in 1839. [6] On March 22, 1835, he had to squeeze his way through snowfields covered in penitentes near the Piuquenes Pass, on the way from Santiago de Chile to the Argentine city of Mendoza, and reported the local belief (continuing to the present day) that they were formed by the strong winds of the Andes.
Monastic asceticism, which was popularized by the Desert Fathers of the East, such as St. Anthony the Great and St. Basil, moved into Europe. St. Benedict of Nursia was the founder of western or Benedictine monasticism in A.D. 529.
To this day, they are still worn during the celebration of the Holy Week/Easter most notably in Andalusia, by penitentes (who perform public penance for their sins) who walk through streets with the capirote.
Penitente or penitentes may refer to Penitente or penitent, any (typically Catholic) practitioner of ritual penance. A member of the Penitentes (New Mexico), a lay confraternity of Catholic men; A member of any historical penitent order; Penitente (snow formation), high-altitude snow formations; Los Penitentes (Argentina), a ski resort
Penitentes (New Mexico) Self-harm; The Seventh Seal, which also includes a scene of monks striking themselves on the forehead repeatedly with boards while chanting. Redemptive suffering; La Cercha; Nine Emperor Gods Festival. Also referred to as the Phuket Vegetarian Festival, it is famous for its ritualised acts of flagellation, self-wounding ...
I did find this page about penitentes in Mexico. —JerryFriedman 22:32, 26 April 2006 (UTC) I wouldn't be opposed to renaming it "Penitentes (New Mexico)", plural rather than singular, in order to refer to the organization rather than an individual Hermano. It makes sense since "los" is a direct article in Spanish.