Santo Niño de Cebú

Señor Santo Niño de Cebú
Original image of Señor Santo Niño de Cebú
LocationCebu City, Philippines
DateApril 28, 1565
WitnessFerdinand Magellan
Antonio Pigafetta
Rajah Humabon
TypeWooden statue
ApprovalPope Innocent XIII
Pope Paul VI
Pope John Paul II
Pope Francis
Venerated inCatholic Church
ShrineBasilica del Santo Niño
AttributesCrown, sceptre, globus cruciger, dark skin, embroidered maroon mantle, gold boots, sash, toisón de oro
Feast dayThird Sunday in January

The Señor Santo Niño de Cebú (lit.'Lord Holy Child of Cebu'), or simply the Santo Niño, is a Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image widely venerated as miraculous by Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Christian artifact in the Philippines, originally given as a gift by Ferdinand Magellan to Rajah Humabon and his wife and chief consort, Hara Humamay, on the occasion of their Christian baptism in 1521. The image is the only canonically crowned image of Jesus in the Philippines.