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Infant Jesus of Prague

Infant Jesus of Prague (Pražské Jezulátko in Czech) is a famous statue of infant Jesus located in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague. Its history started in the beginning of the 17th century when a statue of the Infant Jesus was brought into Bohemia by a Spanish Princess. This princess had been given the statue as a wedding gift by her mother, Maria Manriquex de Lara of Spain, and the statue eventually was given to the Discalced Carmelites in Prague. The statue was set up in the oratory of the monastery, and twice a day, special devotions to Jesus were performed before it.

Disturbances in Bohemia due to the Thirty Years War brought an end to the special devotions, and on November 15, 1631, the army of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden took possession of the churches of the capital city of Bohemia. The Carmelite friary was plundered by the Lutheran Protestant Swedish, and the image of the Infant of Prague was thrown into a pile of rubbish behind the altar. Here it lay forgotten for seven years until it was found again in 1637. Since then, the statue has remained in Prague and has drawn many devotees worldwide to go and honor the Holy Child. Claims of blessings, favors and miraculous healings have been made by many who petitioned before the Infant Jesus.

The Infant Jesus of Prague as it appears during the Lenten season in Our Lady of Victory Church.

The exact origin of the Infant Jesus statue was not truly known, but historical sources point to a small 28cm high sculpture of the Holy Child with a bird in his right hand carved in around the year 1340. Many other Infant Jesus sculptures were also carved by famous masters throughout Europe in the Middle Ages.

Today, thousands of pilgrims pay homage to the Infant of Prague each year. The tradition of the Infant Jesus procession and the coronation continues to this day. On May 27, 1995, a solemn procession of the Infant Jesus took place in the streets of Prague with Cardinal Sin of Manila (Philippines) and Cardinal Vlk of Prague leading the procession. This ceremony was the closing highlight of the annual Feast of the Infant Jesus in Prague.

As the devotion to the Infant Jesus spreads throughout the world, many parishes now offer Holy Mass and novenas to honor the Holy Child Jesus, Son of God, and many prayer groups have been formed.

Bibliography

The Infant of Prague, by the Reverend Ludvik Nemec, Benziger Brothers, 1958.
Miraculous Images of Our Lord, by Joan Carroll Cruz, OCDS, TAN Books and Publishers, Inc, 1995. ISBN 0-89555-496-8
Holy Infant Jesus, by Ann Ball & Damian Hinojosa, The Crossroad Publishing Company, 2006. ISBN 0-8245-2407-1

Jesus (8–2 BC/BCE to 29–36 AD/CE),^[2] also known as Jesus of Nazareth, is the central figure of Christianity, and is also an important figure in several other religions.
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The Church of Our Lady Victorious (Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné) in Prague Malá Strana is a Carmelitan church and the home of the Infant Jesus statue.

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Malá Strana (IPA: ] (help info ) ) (German: Prager Kleinseite, both meaning in English literally
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Child Jesus, or Christ Child is Jesus as an infant up to the age of twelve, when he was considered to have become adult, following both the Jewish custom of his own time, and that of most Christian cultures until recent centuries.
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Discalced Carmelites, or Barefoot Carmelites, is a Roman Catholic mendicant order. It was created in 1593, pursuant to the reform of the Carmelite Order by two Spanish saints, St. Teresa of Ávila and St. John of the Cross.
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King of Sweden, the Goths and the Wends; Grand Prince of Finland; Duke of Estonia and Karelia; Lord of Ingria

Reign 30 October 1611 – 6 November 1632
Coronation 12 October 1617
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Miloslav Cardinal Vlk (born May 17, 1932) is the head of the Czech Catholic Church, the archbishop of Prague, and was considered a papabile (i.e. a possible candidate for a new Pope to succeed John Paul II).
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Divine Infant Jesus (in spanish Divino Niño Jesús) is a famous statue of infant Jesus located in the Divine Infant Jesus Church in Bogotá, D.C., Colombia. The Statue is now located in Zacualpan, Nayarit Mexico.
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Santo Niño de Cebu is a representation of the Child Jesus, somewhat related to the Infant Jesus of Prague. Santo Niño de Cebu literally means "holy child of Cebu".
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The Santo Niño de Atocha is a Roman Catholic depiction of the Infant Jesus and is popular in the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Mexico, and in the southwestern United States, especially New Mexico.

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The Holy Infant of Good Health (Santo Niño de la salud) is a statue of the Christ Child regarding by many to be miraculous, which was found in 1939, in Morelia (Michoacán State), Mexico. The statue is eleven inches tall and has seemingly been responsible for many healings.
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