Jesus Nazareno de la Caida

The consecrated image of the Fallen Jesus of Nazareth is the work of Antigua Artist Don Pedro de Mendoza and dates to 1460, it was originally carved for the temple of the school of San Jeronimo, in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala, knowed today as Antigua Guatemala. the Brotherhood who is in charge of the beautiful image of Jesus was founded in Antigua Guatemala in the year 1902, the procession was knowed to be since the 17th century around 1680, and it was in charge of a group called, "the Society of the fallen Jesus of Nazareth". Today this procession is one of the biggest in Guatemala, it starts at 7 am and finishes at 1 am the next day, over 18 hours, itinerary has more than 125 streets in Antigua and his town San Bartolo, almost 100,000 people watch the procession all day in Antigua, making the tiny streets of Antigua almost impossible to walk, a group of 80 musicians walk all day behind the procession, playing sacred music melodies from Italy, France, Guatemala and England, among others.