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There were chaotic scenes as the feverish march got underway before dawn following an open-air mass for the so-called Black Nazarene statue ... case and allow the parade to continue on its journey ...

There were chaotic scenes as the feverish march got under way before dawn following an open-air Mass for the so-called Black Nazarene statue ... case and allow the parade to continue on its ...

It is the first time the traditional parade featuring the life-sized statue ... Hundreds get medical treatment – Marites Rote credited the Black Nazarene with healing her children’s skin ...

following an open-air mass for the so-called Black Nazarene statue in a seaside park in Manila. An early morning estimate by police put the crowd at more than 830,000 people, excluding those ...

Filipinos turned the streets of Manila to a sea of maroon and gold and swarmed the "Black Nazarene", a life-sized image of Jesus Christ bearing down a cross, as devotees jostled for a chance to pull ...

Barefoot men and women clad in maroon shirts – the colour of the robe that covers the black, wooden Jesus of Nazarene statue – scrambled to grab the rope used to draw the life-sized religious ...

In 1767, the popularity of the icon was recognized by Christian leaders when the Black Nazarene was moved to the Quiapo Church and its devotees followed. Church historian Fr. Emilio Edgardo ...

MANILA, Philippines — On Jan. 9, more than 8 million mostly barefoot Filipino devotees filled the streets of Manila for the annual “Black Nazarene” procession, one of the world’s largest ...

Philippines' Black Nazarene Procession Draws Hundreds of Thousands of Devotees By Jay Ereno MANILA (Reuters) -Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the ...

The Black Nazarene dates back to 1606, when the statue of Jesus kneeling on one knee arrived in the Philippines from Mexico. In 1620, the first confraternity dedicated to the Black Nazarene was ...