Peruvian men, known as "Cargadores", carry the image of the "Lord of Miracles" or "Señor de los Milagros" during a procession in Rome honoring Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon. The Peruvian community in Italy gather to honor Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon, the Lord of Miracles or Señor de los Milagros as it is known in Spanish. This is the largest religious procession in America, where worshipers carry the painted image of a black Christ, which survived intact on a church wall, despite an earthquake in 1746 which leveled all surrounding buildings. (Photo by Giuseppe Cic


Peruvian men, known as "Cargadores", carry the image of the "Lord of Miracles" or "Señor de los Milagros" during a procession in Rome honoring Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon. The Peruvian community in Italy gather to honor Peru's most revered Catholic religious icon, the Lord of Miracles or Señor de los Milagros as it is known in Spanish. This is the largest religious procession in America, where worshipers carry the painted image of a black Christ, which survived intact on a church wall, despite an earthquake in 1746 which leveled all surrounding buildings. (Photo by Giuseppe Ciccia / Pacific Press)


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