Faithful accompanied the traditional descent of the Nazarene of San Pablo
This Sunday, March 15, the faithful attended the traditional descent of the image of the Nazarene of San Pablo
TL;DR
- The traditional descent of the Nazarene of San Pablo image occurred on March 15 at the Basílica de Santa Teresa in Caracas.
- This event signifies the countdown to Holy Week and is celebrated two weeks before Palm Sunday.
- The image will stay at the Altar Mayor until Holy Wednesday when it will be paraded through the city.
- The tradition originated in 1697 when the Nazarene image was believed to have ended an epidemic in Caracas.
- A key part of the origin story involves the image's crown of thorns getting caught in a lemon tree, causing lemons to fall, which were then used by the afflicted as a remedy.