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Then & Now - Inside Quiapo

January 9, 2009

Known to be the largest religious gathering of devotees in the country, Quiapo’s miraculous Black Nazarene was brought to Manila from Mexico by Agustinian Recollect friars on May 31, 1606.

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(Interior of Quiapo Church - 1942 Photo)

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(Interior of Quiapo Church - Present Photo)

Attended by millions of devotees yearly, certainly, it is the feast like no other…

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The Black Nazarene in Quiapo

In celebration of the feast of the miraculous Black Nazarene or what they call Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno in Quiapo, I published some of its rare photos taken more than 50 years ago.

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(Quiapo Church in 1942 - View from Quezon Blvd)

These were the pictures inside the Quiapo church during 1942, before the Second World War started. Since then, thousands of devotees flocked to the church to join its grand procession.

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(Entrace of the Church 1942 - View towards Plaza Miranda)

The women devotees in the photo were wearing traditional veils in their head together with a maroon dress and a yellow strap just like with the Black Nazarene. The church at that time was not that huge as we see it today.

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(Interior of Quiapo Church - 1942 Photo)

Today, as the people celebrate Black Nazarene’s 403rd feast day, millions of devotees praying to have their wishes granted by what they believe to be the miraculous statue of the Black Nazarene flocked to hear the mass today in Quirino Grand Stand. The holy mass will be presided by his eminence Guadencio Cardinal Rosales. Some 3 million are now attending the festivities.

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