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Señor
de Luren - Christ of Luren
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Location:
Ica
Date: October (3rd week)
The
origin of the devotion for the crucified Christ of Luren
(Señor de Luren), patron of the city of Ica (300
km south of Lima), dates back to 1 570, when the image was
mysteriously lost in the desert during a trip from Lima
to Ica, before reappearing in a desolate outpost called
Luren. Later, Nicolás de Ribera the Elder, Lima's
first mayor, had a small church built in this spot as well
as a hospital for highland Indians.
Today, the modern church, built in a Romanticist style,
houses the carved wooden image of the dying Christ, as well
as those of the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdalene.
On the main day of the festival, Sunday, the image is borne
aloft in a procession through the city from nightfall until
dawn the following day.
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