The devotion to Our Lady of Nazareth began in Portugal. Original image belonged to the Monastery of the Virgin of kaolin, Spain, and had left the town of Nazareth in Israel, in the year 361, having been carved by St. Joseph As a result of a battle, the image was taken to Portugal, where for a long time, was hidden in the Peak of St. Bartholomew. Only in 1119, the picture was found. The news spread and many people began to venerate the Holy. Since then, many miracles were attributed to it.
In Pará, was the Indian Placido José de Souza whom he met in 1700 on the banks of the stream Murutucú (where today stands the Basilica Shrine), a small image of Our Lady of Nazareth. After the find, Placido would have taken the picture for your cottage and the next day, she was no longer there. He ran to the venue and there was little pamphlets. That would have been repeated several times until the image is sent to the Government Palace. At the site of the find, Placido built a small chapel.
In 1792, the Vatican has authorized the holding of a procession in honor of the Virgin of Nazareth, in Belém do Pará Organized by the President of the Province of Para, Captain-General Don Francisco de Souza Coutinho, the first candle was held on September 8 1793. In the beginning, there was no fixed date for the Candle, which could occur during September, October or November. But from 1901, for determination of Bishop Francisco do Rego Maia, the procession began to be held always the second Sunday of October.
by Amanda B. de Sousa
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