Lord of Miracles procession in Lima

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The Lord of Miracles procession in Lima is one of the largest and most important Catholic religious processions in the world, drawing massive crowds each October to venerate a revered image of Christ painted on a wall in colonial-era Lima.

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Lord of Miracles procession in Lima canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic religious procession ⓘ
cultural event ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
associatedColor purple ⓘ
associatedFood turrón de Doña Pepa ⓘ
associatedGarment purple habit worn by devotees ⓘ
attracts Catholic faithful ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ
basedOn image of Christ painted on a wall in colonial-era Lima ⓘ
city Lima ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
culturalImportance major expression of Peruvian Catholic identity ⓘ
symbol of Lima’s religious tradition ⓘ
denomination Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
devotionalPractice lighting candles ⓘ
offering flowers ⓘ
walking in procession as an act of penance ⓘ
wearing purple scapulars ⓘ
devotionTo Christ ⓘ
linked to: Jesus Christ

image of the crucified Christ ⓘ
economicImpact increased religious tourism in Lima during October ⓘ
estimatedAttendance hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ
over a million participants across all processions in October ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
hasMainImage Lord of Miracles mural ⓘ
influenced similar Lord of Miracles processions in Peruvian diaspora communities ⓘ
language Spanish ⓘ
localName Señor de los Milagros ⓘ
mainRouteArea historic center of Lima ⓘ
mediaCoverage national television in Peru ⓘ
music marching bands ⓘ
occursInMonth October ⓘ
organizer Archdiocese of Lima ⓘ
Hermandad del Señor de los Milagros de Nazarenas ⓘ
originCentury 17th century ⓘ
originEvent survival of the mural after earthquakes in Lima ⓘ
originPeriod colonial era ⓘ
publicHolidayStatus not an official national holiday but widely observed ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
ritualElement blessing of the faithful ⓘ
carrying of a heavy anda (platform) with the image ⓘ
incense and prayers along the route ⓘ
singing of hymns ⓘ
safetyMeasures police presence and crowd control ⓘ
significance one of the largest Catholic religious processions in the world ⓘ
one of the most important religious events in Peru ⓘ
startLocation Church of Las Nazarenas ⓘ
venerationOf miraculous image ⓘ

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Roman Catholic Church in Peru → celebratesFeast → Lord of Miracles procession in Lima ⓘ