Original Name: Santísimo Cristo del Mayor Dolor
English: THE MOST HOLY CHRIST OF THE GREATEST PAIN
Filipino: Kabanal-banalang Kristo ng Pinakadakilang Sakit
The original image of the Santisimo Cristo del Mayor Dolor is from Antequera Spain. Together with La Virgen, María Santísima del Mayor Dolor, this images
are works by the Antequera sculptor, Andrés de Carvajal, who, in 1771, donated the Chris
t to the Collegiate church of San Sebastián – where it is now- on condition that when he died, the bells of this church should peal as if he was a canon. The moment of the Passion showed in this Baroque sculpture is not very usual in the collection of images kept in Andalucía. This image is an impressive baroque wood carving that represents the passion of Jesus Christ with a deeply touching expression and pain on His face; at the moment of picking up His garment with His right hand, kneeling on the ground, bloodily naked and helpless after being flogged and untied from the column leaving His body torn and disfigured. The representation of Jesus after the flogging, once untied from the column and picking up his robe, corresponds to the iconographic theme known as "Cristo Despues de la Flagelacion". The subject has been occasionally dealt with by some Spanish painters of the 17th century such as Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Mateo Cerezo, Francisco Zurbarán, to name a few; however, there are more numerous sculpture version made between the 17th and 19th centuries existing today in various Spanish towns, as well in some cities of Latin America.
2021 marks the 250th Anniversary of the making and blessing of the original Señor Mayor Dolor, when Andrés de Carvajal donated the image to the Collegiate church of San Sebastián in Antequera; June 8, 1771 to be exact.
*The Image of the Santísimo Cristo del Mayor Dolor de Filipinas is the 1st replica image in the Philippines, based on the original sculpture of Andres Carvajal; and has been recognized by the Cofradia del Mayor Dolor in Antequera Spain last December 2020. Commissioned by Famillia Eustacio on March 2020; Finished November 2020, Oliver De Dios Viray, sculptor. Restoration 2022 by Rhen Layug, imaginero.
