In Cuba, San Lázaro is syncretized with the Orisha Babalú Ayé, who in the Yoruba pantheon is an extremely powerful Orisha, representative of leprosy, smallpox, venereal diseases, of the skin and in general of plagues and misery. The Saint Saint Lazarus and the Orisha Babalú Ayé In the Shrine, most of the people carry bouquets of flowers and candles that they leave at the feet of the saint and, prostrate on their knees, they ask him above all for health, but also for prosperity and permanent protection. Others come to pay devotion to San Lázaro dressed in jute and purple or yellow, elements that characterize San Lázaro, in syncretism with Babalú Ayé. , asking them for that miracle they so badly need. Months before the date, people are already traveling on Cuban roads, people dragging heavy objects, on their knees or barefoot in fulfillment of the promises, who have prayed to the deity of the Catholic religion and also to the representative of Afro-Cuban culture in the same figure. Hundreds of those who make these sacrifices are made in the form of promises that are carried out every year every December 17, out of gratitude, faith or in exchange for the health or healing of a family member. The pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of San Lázaro in the Havana municipality of Boyeros to pay tribute, is dotted with samples of profound sacrifices made in honor of San Lázaro. Prayers to Saint Lazarus for health and prosperity in the WorldĮvery December 17, the saint's day, many devotees keep promises and wear sackcloth in his honor. For this reason, many also pray to him to take care of their pet and heal it in case of illness. San Lázaro is also the patron saint of dogs, especially those that have no owner, the strays, because his image is always accompanied byañaday of faithful dogs that surround him. In many places he is known as Miraculous Saint Lazarus or Patron of the Poor, as he is also asked to be generous and to support us until we reach stability. Generally it is requested to him for the sanitation and cure, mainly skin diseases and other contagious ones including epidemics and pandemics like the one facing the world today. Thousands of people in Cuba and the world come to him to implore him for his health and that of his family, bringing him offerings, flowers, candles and praying for his healing. He is the holy Catholic protector of the sick, since in life he suffered the effects of a cruel disease. El Miraculous Saint Lazarus that is adored by thousands It is said that Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha and a friend of Jesus and it was this who brought him back to life, four days after his death, which is considered one of the greatest miracles of Jesus Christ. The latter is the image that usually represents the saint and the one that devotees carry the most, as a protective amulet that always cares for them.
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