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El Señor de los Milagros

Parishioners carried the icon of El Señor de los Milagros, or Lord of the Miracles, during a procession at St. Ignatius Church, 6559 N. Glenwood Ave., on Oct. 15. The honor of carrying the Peruvian icon is shared by brotherhoods who take turns bearing it though the streets. Each year thousands of Catholics around the world commemorate the image’s survival in a devastating 17th-century earthquake that destroyed Lima, Peru.
A man holds a child up to be blessed near the icon of El Señor de los Milagros, or Lord of the Miracles during a procession at St. Ignatius Church, 6559 N. Glenwood Ave., on Oct. 15. The honor of carrying the Peruvian icon is shared by brotherhoods who take turns bearing it though the streets. Each year thousands of Catholics around the world commemorate the image’s survival in a devastating 17th-century earthquake that destroyed Lima, Peru. (Ariane Moya/Chicago Catholic)
A woman distributes incense during a procession from St. Ignacius Church in Rogers Park in celebration of "El Señor de los Milagros" on Oct. 15. The honor of carrying the retablo is shared by numerous brotherhoods who take turns bearing it though the streets. Each year thousands of Catholics around the globe commemorate the image's survival in a devastating 17th-century earthquake that destroyed Lima. (Ariane Moya/Chicago Catholic)
from St. Ignacius Church in Rogers Park in celebration of "El Señor de los Milagros" on Oct. 15. (Ariane Moya/Chicago Catholic)
Worshippers escort the icon during a procession from St. Ignacius Church in Rogers Park in celebration of "El Señor de los Milagros" on Oct. 15. (Ariane Moya/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Sicilian Band of Chicago play during a procession from St. Ignacius Church in Rogers Park in celebration of "El Señor de los Milagros" on Oct. 15. (Ariane Moya/Chicago Catholic)
Men carry the icon during a procession from St. Ignacius Church in Rogers Park in celebration of "El Señor de los Milagros" on Oct. 15. (Ariane Moya/Chicago Catholic)

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