Black Nazarene

The Black Nazarene
*Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno*
*Poóng Itím na Nazareno*
The Black Nazarene; Nuestro Padre Jesús Nazareno; Poóng Itím na Nazareno
Location	The Minor Basilica and National Shrine of Black Nazarene, Parish of Saint John the Baptist, Quiapo, Manila, Philippines
Date	1606 ; Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico
Witness	Recollect Priests; Archbishop of Manila, Basílio Sancho de Santa Justa y Rufina
Type	Wood carving
Approval	Pope Innocent X; Pope Pius VII ; Pope John Paul II
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Shrine	Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene
Patronage	Quiapo, Tagalogs, Filipinos, Philippines
Attributes	Dark skin, maroon and gold vestments, the Cross
Feast day	January 9; Good Friday (liturgical);

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. The venerated image is enshrined in the Minor Basilica and National Shrine of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila, Philippines.^[2]

The image was reputedly carved by an unknown Mexican artist in the 16th century and then brought to the Philippines in 1606.^[2]^[3] It depicts Jesus en route to his crucifixion.

Pious believers claim that physically touching the image can bring miracles and cure diseases.^[2]^[3]^[4] The original image or its replica is given a religious procession three times a year:

January 9 — the official Feast of the Black Nazarene commemorating the translation of the image from Intramuros.
Good Friday — its liturgical feast, commemorating the culmination of the Passion of Jesus.
December 31 — the eve of New Year commencing its novena.^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

^ Sison, Antonio D. (2015). "Afflictive Apparitions: The Folk Catholic Imaginary in Philippine Cinema". Material Religion. 11 (4). Routledge: 421–442. doi:10.1080/17432200.2015.1103474. S2CID 192961308.
^ ^a ^b ^c John Lyden (2009). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-135-22065-5.
^ ^a ^b ^c J. Gordon Melton (2011). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.
^ John N. Schumacher (1968), The Depth of Christianization in Early Seventeenth-Century Philippines, Philippine Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3 (JULY 1968), pages 535-539
^ John Lyden (2009). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. Routledge. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-1-135-22065-5.
^ Jean-Guy A. Goulet; Liam D. Murphy; Anastasia Panagakos (2015). Religious Diversity Today: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World. ABC-CLIO. pp. 147–152. ISBN 978-1-4408-3332-8.
^ Tony Twigg (2015), THE BLACK NAZARENE, A PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ETHO Archived December 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, TAASA Review, Volume 24, Number 2 (June 2015), pages 16-18
^ Paul-François Tremlett (2008). Religion and the Discourse on Modernity. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 1–5, 121–122. ISBN 978-0-8264-9823-6.
^ Joi Barrios (2015). Intermediate Tagalog. Singapore: Tuttle. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-1-4629-1427-2.
^ Geoffrey Wainwright (2006). The Oxford History of Christian Worship. Oxford University Press. p. 674. ISBN 978-0-19-513886-3.
^ J. Gordon Melton (2011). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. pp. 116–119. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.

[Sison2015p421-1] Sison, Antonio D. (2015). "Afflictive Apparitions: The Folk Catholic Imaginary in Philippine Cinema". Material Religion. 11 (4). Routledge: 421–442. doi:10.1080/17432200.2015.1103474. S2CID 192961308.

[Lyden2009p184-2] John Lyden (2009). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. Routledge. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-135-22065-5.

[Melton2011p118-3] J. Gordon Melton (2011). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.

[4] John N. Schumacher (1968), The Depth of Christianization in Early Seventeenth-Century Philippines, Philippine Studies, Vol. 16, No. 3 (JULY 1968), pages 535-539

[5] John Lyden (2009). The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film. Routledge. pp. 184–185. ISBN 978-1-135-22065-5.

[Murphy2015p150-6] Jean-Guy A. Goulet; Liam D. Murphy; Anastasia Panagakos (2015). Religious Diversity Today: Experiencing Religion in the Contemporary World. ABC-CLIO. pp. 147–152. ISBN 978-1-4408-3332-8.

[twigg16-7] Tony Twigg (2015), THE BLACK NAZARENE, A PHILIPPINE NATIONAL ETHO Archived December 22, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, TAASA Review, Volume 24, Number 2 (June 2015), pages 16-18

[Tremlett2008p1-8] Paul-François Tremlett (2008). Religion and the Discourse on Modernity. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 1–5, 121–122. ISBN 978-0-8264-9823-6.

[9] Joi Barrios (2015). Intermediate Tagalog. Singapore: Tuttle. pp. 182–183. ISBN 978-1-4629-1427-2.

[Wainwright2006p674-10] Geoffrey Wainwright (2006). The Oxford History of Christian Worship. Oxford University Press. p. 674. ISBN 978-0-19-513886-3.

[11] J. Gordon Melton (2011). Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, Festivals, Solemn Observances, and Spiritual Commemorations. ABC-CLIO. pp. 116–119. ISBN 978-1-59884-206-7.

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