Santo Niño de Praga of Manila - The Miraculous King of Mendiola, Manila
Santo Niño de Praga of Manila In the famed Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, aside from the Virgin of Montserrat, there is another venerated image that also enjoy much devotion and veneration by the Benedictine monks, students and alumni of San Besa University and its sister schools and the faithful of Mendiola, Manila - the miraculous Santo Niño de Praga of Manila. The image of Santo Niño de Praga became one of the distict devotions within Manila's University belt and his devotees would flock the abbey to ask for his miraculous intercession. The image The venerable image of Santo Niño de Praga de Manila is wooden image of the Child Jesus done in de tallado style. The Niño's caoe and robe are painted in estofado style that gives an illusion that the image was wearing a set of embroidered vestment. The Prague Child of Manila was patterned from that of the original image in Prague in Czech Republic: The Child Jesus stands upright, his right hand is in gest...