A man carries a statue of Saint Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes, with the help of a back frame.

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A man carrying on a back frame, a statue of Saint Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes,stands outside the church of San Hipólito in the center of the city where faithful believers gather for the feast day of the Cathiolic saint. In recent years, the devotion to the Apostle amongst poorer Mexicans has grown to almost cult-like proportions.

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Size: 2592px × 3872px
Location: Mexico, DF, Mexico
Photo credit: © Keith Dannemiller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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