Lord of Miracles gathers thousands in Lima

Описание: (7 Oct 2023)
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Lima, Peru - 07 October 2023
1. Thousands of people gathering outside Lima's National Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas, waiting for the image of the Lord of Miracles to come out to celebrate a procession
2. Image of the Lord of Miracles coming out from the sanctuary National and faithful raising their hands
3. Lord of Miracles
4. Crowd
5. Various of members of the Lord of Miracles Brotherhood carrying the image
6. People following the procession and taking photos
7. Band playing music during the procession
8. People throwing bits of paper from flats' balconies
9. Procession
10. A group of women holding thuribles, wearing white veils, known as sahumadoras, during the procession
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Francisco Toledo, 75, brotherhood member:
"(The Lord of Miracles) is an image of Christ that was painted by a slave several centuries ago. The image endured several earthquakes. That is why it began to be venerated, and many people started to have great faith in it and started to take it out in procession."
12. Members of the brotherhood
13. Catholic faithful Elva Denegri
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Elva Denegri, 78, Catholic:
"I ask Him (The Lord of Miracles) to keep my husband by His side. And also to give me health because I still have many things to do in this life. I still need some more time. I pray for my family, my children, and my grandchildren."
15. Thousands of people in the procession


STORYLINE:
Thousands crowded Saturday the outside of Lima's National Sanctuary and Monastery of Las Nazarenas to participate in the Lord of Miracles procession.

The Lord of Miracles Brotherhood carried the image.

That famous Peruvian faithful congregation has about 5,000 members, the only ones allowed to hold and carry the "Brown Christ" image.

The procession venerates a 17th-century rendering of Jesus Christ painted by a slave from Angola.

"(The Lord of Miracles) is an image of Christ that was painted by a slave several centuries ago. The image endured several earthquakes. That is why it began to be venerated, and many people started to have great faith in it and started to take it out in procession." told Francisco Toledo, a brotherhood member.

The replica crossing Lima's streets is estimated to weigh nearly 2 tons.

AP Video by Cesar Barreto

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