The Miraculous Lord of the Third Order in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán
The image of the Lord of the Third Order is one of the most venerated images in Pátzcuaro . People from all over Mexico – and indeed from different parts of the world – come to pay homage to him. The Miraculous Lord of the Third Order in Patzcuaro, Michoacan This image is located in the San Francisco Temple in Pátzcuaro , located a short distance from our Hotel Mansion Iturbe , on the corner of Teran and Federico Tena streets, just catty corner from San Francisco square where pottery market takes place every Friday. On July 21, 1656, miraculous movements of the crucified Christ were observed, leaning as we see it today hanging on the cross. These movements were documented at that time, witnessed by the Mayor of Pátzcuaro Don José Diego de Bracamontes, Davila, the Lieutenant General of the Province, Don Antonio Cortes de Heredia, the Father Guardian of the San Francisco Convent Fray Luis Baños, as well as the Father Fray Pedro de Sanda of the Order of San Agustín. ...