This is El
Niño Fidencio. The fidencista movement
inspires thousands of pilgrims from all over Mexico and beyond to come
to the tiny town of Espinazo twice a year to celebrate El Niño's
brief life and work as a powerful healer during the early part of
the twentieth
century.
Like the other two members of Los Tres Grandes, El Niño
is considered a folk saint. Click
on the image at left to learn more about El Niño.
This is Teresita Urrea. Of the Three Great Ones,
she led probably the most dramatic life, filled with tragedies,
triumphs, and a seemingly
endless devotion to the sick charges who came to visit her in droves
wherever she went. Her short life played out against the backdrop
of revolution and the machinations of national and regional politics
in Mexico
during the early years of the twentieth century. To learn more
about Teresita, the Saint of Cabora, click on the image at left.
This is Don Pedrito Jaramillo.
The only one of the Three Great Ones to live a long life, Don Pedrito's
beginnings
were not auspicious,
since as a younger man he worked in the bootlegging
business. How he came to have a vision after suffering from a serious
injury that led to him to realize he had a don, or a gift from
God to heal people, is just one element of his fascinating life
that deserves further study. Click on the image at left to learn
more about this famous folk saint and healer.