Señor de los Milagros

The Lord of Pachacamilla, more commonly called Señor de los Milagros, is an image of Jesus Christ originally
painted on an adobe wall, located behind the High Altar of the Las Nazarenas de Lima sanctuary and venerated in
Lima and various parts of the world. The image was painted during the 16th century by a slave from Angola who was
taken to Peru.
The festivity of the Señor de los Milagros is the main Catholic celebration in Peru and one of the largest processions
in the world. The original image of Christ was painted in 1651 by an Angolan caste slave named Pedro Dalcón or
Benito, according to Raúl Porras Barrenechea.
On November 13, 1655 at 2:45 p.m., an earthquake shook Lima and Callao, collapsing temples, mansions and the
most fragile homes, leaving thousands of fatalities and homeless. What was most striking being that the simple
adobe walls where the Christ was found remained intact?
In 1746 a second earthquake -which also occurred in October- once again left the city in ruins, with thousands of
dead and homeless; and the wall again stood. This fact produced a reaction of popular faith: a replica of the painting
was made to be taken out in procession through the streets of the city.