Friday, January 11, 2008 Sto. Niño exhibit at SM Art Center
BORROWING from the Archdiocese of Cebu’s theme for its 75th jubilee, “Contemplating the Face of Jesus in the Bible” a group of Sto. Niño devotees presents the exhibit of privately venerated and cherished images and paintings of the Holy Child Jesus.
This will run from Jan. 11 to 27, at the Art Center of SM City Cebu.
The devotion of Filipinos to Our Lord Jesus Christ as the Holy Child or the Santo Niño started here in Cebu with Ferdinand Magellan’s gift of an image to the queen of King Humabon in 1521, and the subsequent rediscovery of the same image by Miguel de Legazpi’s expedition in 1565, during the reign of the Cebuano King Tupas.
The image of the Sto.Niño de Cebu originated from the Spanish dominion in Flanders (near Belgium) circa 15th century, and was given by King Philip II to Ferdinand Magellan as the Patron and Protector of his expedition.
Other images on display include Santo Niño de Natividad, Santo Niñong Palaboy, Santo Niño de Abundancia, Santo Niño Salvador del Mundo, Santo Niño de Santa Eucaristia, Sto. Niñong Mangingisda, Santo Niño del Mar, Sto. Niño de Santa Iglesia, Sto. Niño de Ilocandia, Santo Niño de Mindanao, Santo Niño Ray, Santo Niño Durmiente, The Sleeping Santo Niño of Cebu, Santo Niño de Cebu en Porcelana, Santo Niño de Cebu en Bronce, Santo Niño de la Paz, Santo Niño del Consuelo, Santo Niño de Malolos, Santo Niño de Pasion, Santo Niño de Zurdo, Santo Niño delos Carpenteros, Santo Niño de Cebu del Siglo, Santo Niño de Cebu en España, Santo Niño de Ternate, Santo Niño de Cebu en Marfil, Santo Niño de Almohadon, Standard of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Divine Child of the Gospel, Santo Niño del Santo Rosario, El Capitan General de Filipinas, Santo Niño delos Obreros, Santo Niño del Cielo, Santo Niño de Atocha, España y Mexico, Divino Niño Jesus de Bogota, Colombia, and Santo Niño del Remedio, Madrid, España.
