These skilled artisans believe every devotee should have a replica of the image of the Santo Niño that they can proudly bring to the Fiesta Señor CEBU, Philippines – For more than a dozen ...

Santo Niño de Cebu: 1521 It is believed that the Sto. Niño de Cebu was brought by Ferdinand Magellan from Spain in 1521, and is said to be a product of Flanders in Belgium, the Cultural Center ...

The annual festival began with the devotion to the image of the Baby Jesus found by the expedition of conquistador Miguel López de ... Santo Niño (Holy Child),” said Archbishop Jose Palma of ...

One aspect of Cebuano culture has always been their veneration of the Santo Niño de Cebu. While many old devotees have long ago been unhappy because of the continued commercialization of the ...

Thousands of devotees in Mandaue City waited by the sides of the route for this year’s Traslacion of the Santo Niño de Cebu. The Traslacion is the transfer of the Santo Niño along with the ...

Even those who could not attend physically, such as hospitalized patients and jail inmates, were granted some grace as images of Santo Niño and the Virgen de Guadalupe de Cebu circulated ... on the ...

CEBU, Philippines — In a remarkable display of faith and resilience, an estimated 1.4 million Cebuanos and devotees of Sto. Niño de Cebu participated ... Minore del Santo Niño at around ...

The icon is enshrined at the Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu in the city’s downtown area. The dance later became a cultural celebration, drawing millions of people to Cebu during the ...

This secular and cultural festival coincides with the Fiesta Señor, a Roman Catholic feast honoring the Santo Niño de Cebu ... returning to the original site – the Cebu City Sports Center ...

During the 2024 Fiesta Señor, at least 247 vessels joined the fluvial procession. Courtesy: Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu/Facebook The procession left the Naval Forces Central (NAVFORCEN) ...