Señor de las Tribulaciones facts for kids
The Señor de las Tribulaciones (which means Lord of Tribulations in English) is a special statue of Jesus Christ. People honor this statue in the Church of San Francisco de Asís. This church is located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which is in the Canary Islands, Spain.
This statue was made in the 1600s. It shows Jesus as an "Ecce Homo", which means "Behold the Man". This is how Jesus looked when he was presented to the crowd before his crucifixion. The statue is made from cloth glued together. Many people believe this statue can perform miracles.
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The Story of the Señor de las Tribulaciones
A Miraculous Protector
In 1893, a very serious illness called cholera spread through Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Many people were getting sick. The city was in great danger. People believed the Señor de las Tribulaciones saved the city from this terrible sickness.
The story says that the statue was carried through the city streets in a special parade. After this parade, the illness miraculously stopped. Because of this, the Señor de las Tribulaciones is seen as the protector of the city. People also call him the Señor de Santa Cruz (Lord of Santa Cruz).
Earlier Miracles
Even before the cholera epidemic, people thought the statue was special. In 1795, almost a hundred years earlier, another miracle happened. The Señor de las Tribulaciones is said to have saved the wife of an important man in the city from a very bad illness. During this time, the statue also seemed to sweat in a miraculous way.
Special Parades
Today, the statue is still very important to the people of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Every Holy Tuesday, the statue is carried in a parade through the city streets. The parade goes to the exact spot where the cholera epidemic stopped long ago. The statue also takes part in another parade on Good Friday.
See also
In Spanish: Señor de las Tribulaciones (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) para niños
- Iglesia de San Francisco de Asís (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
- List of statues of Jesus
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife
