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The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus Christ in the Philippines. [5] The dark wood statue measures approximately 12 inches (30 cm) tall, and carved in the Flemish style. It depicts the Child Jesus, with a serene countenance, in the attitude and dress of a Spanish monarch.
The construction of the statue was done by a seven-man core team led by a Pilipino sculptor John A. Alaban from Roxas City and the foreman Jose Clarito. As of the date of completion, the giant statue of The Sacred Heart of Jesus of Roxas City is considered the largest life like statue of Jesus Christ in the Philippines.
Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno (Filipino: Mahál na Poóng Jesús Nazareno), officially and liturgically known as Jesús Nazareno, and popularly known as the Black Nazarene (Spanish: El Nazareno Negro; Filipino: Poóng Itím na Nazareno), [1] is a life-sized dark statue of Jesus Christ carrying the True Cross.
Apung Mamacalulu (Merciful Lord, Our Lord of Great Mercy [1]) or the Santo Entierro (Holy Burial) of Angeles City, is a statue depicting the burial of Jesus Christ and is enshrined at the Archdiocesan Shrine of Christ our Lord of the Holy Sepulchre in Lourdes Sur, Angeles City [2] in the Philippines. Thousands flock to hear the special Holy ...
Divine Mercy Statue (Consolacion), a 39.7 m (130 ft) steel and concrete statue of Jesus Christ being planned for construction in Barangay Garing, Consolacion, Cebu. Construction started in January 2020 and is expected to be completed by 2021 in time for the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines.
The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Jesus Nazareno (Filipino: Basilika Menor at Pambansang Dambana ni Jesus Nazareno [7]), commonly known as Quiapo Church [b] and canonically as Saint John the Baptist Parish, [c] is a prominent Catholic basilica and national shrine in the district of Quiapo in the city of Manila, Philippines.
Construction was completed a little less than 10 years later, and it was dedicated on Oct. 12, 1931. Weighing 635 metric tons, it is the largest Art Deco statue in the world.
The statue’s features are based on the first rendition of the Divine Mercy image by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski – the only version Saint Faustina Kowalska supervised and saw in her lifetime. This 1934 “ Vilnius image” was converted into a digitally sculpted model, which was printed in sections using large format 3D printing .