A young woman, carrying a statue of Saint Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes, waits to board the Mexico City subway

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A young woman, carrying a statue of Saint Jude Thaddeus, the patron saint of lost causes, waits to board the Mexico City subway on her way to the church of San Hipólito in the center of the city where faithful believers gather for the feast day of the Catholic 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: Metro Chabacano, Mexico, DF, Mexico
Photo credit: © Keith Dannemiller / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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