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Cristo Rey (Mexican Statue)
''Cristo Rey'' is a statue on top of Cerro del Cubilete, ('Dice Cup Hill'), a mountain in Silao Municipality in Guanajuato, Mexico. Description Cerro del Cubilete is a religious shrine in Mexico that marks the country's geographical center. The current structure and base for the statue were created by artist Nicholas Mariscal in 1944 to honour the struggle of the Cristeros. It is located 20 kilometers away from Silao and 30 kilometers away from León. It has a height of 2579 meters above sea level, 150 meters taller than the citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru. The former Mexican President Vicente Fox states that the statue serves as a "rebuke to the suppressors of religious freedom" who sought to quash the Church during the persecution of Christians in Mexico during the first half of the twentieth century.Fox, Vicente and Rob Allyn Viking, 2007 The Sanctuary accommodates pilgrims who attend all year round, but in particular for the feast of ''Christ the King'', the last Sunday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristo Cubilete
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Cristo may refer to: *Cristo Foufas, British radio presenter * Giovanni Di Cristo (born 1986), Italian judoka * Julio Sánchez Cristo (born 1959), Colombian radio personality * Inri Cristo, (born 1948), a Brazilian self-proclaimed Messiah See also * Christo (name) ** Christo (1935–2020), artist who wrapped public places in fabric * Crist (surname) * Crista (other) * Cristi * Cristy * El Cristo (other) * Kristo (other) * Monte Cristo (other) Monte Cristo or Montecristo may refer to: Places * Montecristo, an Italian island in the Tuscan Archipelago * Montecristo, Bolívar, Colombia * Montecristo de Guerrero, a town in Mexico * Monte Cristo Homestead, a historic property in Junee, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristero War
The Cristero War (), also known as the Cristero Rebellion or , was a widespread struggle in central and western Mexico from 3 August 1926 to 21 June 1929 in response to the implementation of secularism, secularist and anti-clericalism, anticlerical articles of the Constitution of Mexico, 1917 Constitution. The rebellion was instigated as a response to an executive decree by Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles to strictly enforce Article 130 of the Constitution, an implementing act known as the Calles Law. Calles sought to limit the power of the Catholic Church in Mexico, its affiliated organizations and to suppress popular religiosity. The rural uprising in north-central Mexico was tacitly supported by the Church hierarchy, and was aided by urban Catholic supporters. The Mexican Army received support from the United States. American Ambassador Dwight Morrow brokered negotiations between the Calles government and the Church. The government made some concessions, the Church w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Tallest Statues In Mexico
Mexico is a country in the southern part of North America. The nation is home to hundreds of statues, sculptures, and monuments, the tallest being the ''Cristo de Chiapas'' at , with very few reaching . Statues over 20 m See also * List of tallest statues * List of statues * List of tallest buildings in Mexico References {{Tallest buildings and structures Lists of buildings and structures in Mexico, Statues, tallest Lists of statues, Mexico, tallest Lists of tallest structures, Statues, United States Outdoor sculptures in Mexico, Statues, tallest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Statues Of Jesus
There are many statues of Jesus, including: Monumental statues * ''Christ the King'' in Świebodzin, Poland, is the tallest Jesus statue in the world according to the Guinness Book of World Records. * '' Christ the Redeemer'' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. * ''Christ the King'' is another very famous statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, located in Almada, overlooking the city of Lisbon, Portugal. Many other monumental statues of Jesus, include: * Cerro del Cubilete in Guanajuato, Mexico * Cerro de los Ángeles on a hill located in Getafe, Spain * Christ at El Picacho in the north area of Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras * '' Christ Blessing'' in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia * '' Christ of Havana'' in Havana, Cuba * '' Christ of the Abyss'' in various underwater locations * '' Christ of the Mercy'' in the city of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua * '' Christ of the Ozarks'' in Arkansas, United States * Christ of the Sacred Heart above the town of El Morro, near the city of Rosarit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biblical Magi
In Christianity, the Biblical Magi ( or ; singular: ), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to him. In Western Christianity, they are commemorated on the feast day of Epiphany (holiday), Epiphany—sometimes called "Three Kings Day"—and commonly appear in the Nativity of Jesus, nativity celebrations of Christmas. In Eastern Christianity, they are commemorated on Christmas day. The Magi appear solely in the Gospel of Matthew, which states that they came "from the east" () to worship the "one who has been born king of the Jews". Their names, origins, appearances, and exact number are unmentioned and derive from the inferences or traditions of later Christians. In Western Christianity and Eastern Orthodox Christianity, they are usually assumed to have been three in number, corresponding with each gift; in Syriac Christianity, they ofte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Alfredo Jiménez
José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (; 19 January 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs are regarded as the basis of modern Regional Mexican music and Rancheras. Early life Jiménez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico. His father died when he was ten years old, and his mother moved the family to Mexico City. Jiménez worked from a young age to help support his family. He took a job as a waiter at a Yucatacan restaurant in Santa María de la Ribera named La Sirena. While working there, he started writing songs and singing with a group called Los Rebeldes. Career The singer Miguel Aceves Mejía claims to have discovered him from Los Rebeldes. According to Mejía, Jiménez did not play an instrument and did not even know the Spanish word for "waltz" or what keys his songs were in. Following Mejía's instruction, Jiménez auditioned at the Radio Station XEW's ''Amanecer Ranchero'' together with the Mariachi Vargas and Rubén Fuent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathedral Basilica Of San Juan De Los Lagos
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of St. John of the Lakes (), also called San Juan de los Lagos Cathedral, is a Catholic church located in the city of San Juan de los Lagos, in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, the seat of the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos. This Cathedral-Basilica ranks second in the number of visitors in the country (more than 7 million pilgrims a year) after the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The importance of this church lies in the veneration of the image of the Virgin that was donated to the city in 1542 by the Franciscan friar Miguel de Bolonia, whose evangelizing tours from Juchipila included the towns of Teocaltiche and Jalostotitlán in the current region of Los Altos de Jalisco. This image has been considered miraculous since colonial times. Its titular feast is celebrated on December 8, the day of the Immaculate Conception, but the feast of Candelaria on February 2 and the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin into heaven on August 15 are also cel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica Of Our Lady Of Guadalupe
The Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe, officially called Insigne y Nacional Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (in English: Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) is a basilica of the Catholic Church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary in her invocation of Our Lady of Guadalupe, located at the foot of the Hill of Tepeyac in the Gustavo A. Madero borough of Mexico City. It belongs to the Primate Archdiocese of Mexico through the Guadalupana Vicariate, which since November 4, 2018, is in the care of Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, who has the title of general and episcopal vicar of Guadalupe and abbot of the basilica. Every year some twenty million pilgrims visit the sanctuary, of which about nine million do so in the days around December 12, the day on which Our Lady of Guadalupe is celebrated. Annually, the Basilica of Santa María de Guadalupe has at least twice as many visitors as the best-known Marian shrines. History The church known as the Old Basilica of Guadal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobbled
Cobblestone is a natural building material based on cobble-sized stones, and is used for pavement roads, streets, and buildings. Setts, also called ''Belgian blocks'', are often referred to as "cobbles", although a sett is distinct from a cobblestone by being quarried and shaped into a regular form, while cobblestones are naturally occurring rounded forms less uniform in size. It has been used across various cultures for millennia, particularly in Europe, and became especially prominent during the medieval and early modern periods. Today, cobblestone streets are often associated with historic preservation and are used in many cities to maintain the historical character of certain neighborhoods. History as road surface During the medieval period, cobblestone streets became common in many European towns and cities. Cobblestones were readily available, as they were often naturally occurring stones found in riverbeds and fields. Their rounded shape made them easy to lay, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basilica
In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East. The building gave its name to the ''basilica'' architectural form. Originally, a basilica was an ancient Roman public building, where courts were held, as well as serving other official and public functions. Basilicas are typically rectangular buildings with a central nave flanked by two or more longitudinal aisles, with the roof at two levels, being higher in the centre over the nave to admit a clerestory and lower over the side-aisles. An apse at one end, or less frequently at both ends or on the side, usually contained the raised tribunal occupied by the Roman magistrates. The basilica was centrally located in every Roman town, usually adjacent to the forum and often opposite a temple in imperial-era forums. Basilicas were also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown (headgear)
A crown is a traditional form of head adornment, or hat, worn by monarchs as a symbol of their power and dignity. A crown is often, by extension, a symbol of the monarch's government or items endorsed by it. The word itself is used, particularly in Commonwealth countries, as an abstract name for the monarchy itself (and, by extension, the state of which said monarch is head) as distinct from the individual who inhabits it (that is, ''The Crown''). A specific type of crown (or coronet for lower ranks of peerage) is employed in heraldry under strict rules. Indeed, some monarchies never had a physical crown, just a heraldic representation, as in the constitutional kingdom of Belgium. Variations * Costume headgear imitating a monarch's crown is also called a crown hat. Such costume crowns may be worn by actors portraying a monarch, people at costume parties, or ritual "monarchs" such as the king of a Carnival krewe, or the person who found the trinket in a king cake. * The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Of Thorns
According to the New Testament, a woven crown of thorns ( or ) was placed on the head of Jesus during the Passion of Jesus, events leading up to his crucifixion of Jesus, crucifixion. It was one of the Arma Christi, instruments of the Passion, employed by Jesus' captors both to cause him pain and to Mocking of Jesus, mock his Jesus, King of the Jews, claim of authority. It is mentioned in the gospels of Gospel of Matthew, Matthew (Matthew 27:29), Gospel of Mark, Mark (Mark 15:17) and Gospel of John, John (John 19:2, 19:5), and is often alluded to by the early Church Fathers, such as Clement of Alexandria, Origen and others, along with being referenced in the New Testament Apocrypha, apocryphal Gospel of Peter. Since around 400 AD, a relic has been Veneration, venerated as the crown of thorns. The Franc Emperor of the Middle-East kept it in his on chapel. Louis IX acquired it in 1239 from the emperor Baldwin II, Latin Emperor, Baldwin Il, who was financially in debt due to heavy m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
