During Holy Week, throughout Andalusia and especially in its capital, Seville, there are the processions that carry images of Christs, Virgins and Saints that are real wonders of art.The sculptors, for centuries, have strived to that his works shine in the churches and especially in the processions. The story of the Christ who cried honey , which is absolutely real, is based on a popular legend.Join us to discover what happened!
The Christ who cried honey
In the cemetery of San Fernando, in Seville, in the central roundabout, is the tomb of a famous Andalusian sculptor who sculpted numerous images that can be seen in it city and throughout Europe.The grave is crowned by a great crucified Christ, made in bronze, the work of the same sculptor.This is the famous Christ who cried honey .

Legend has it that Antonio Susillo, who was called the artist, born in 1857, came from a humble Sevillian family and that since his childhood he was sponsored by various personalities Spanish and European due to his great artistic gifts.Study in Paris and Rome becoming a famous sculptor appreciated throughout Europe and especially in Seville, where there are works of his throughout the city.

Due to bad company and apparently the excessive expenses of his wife, Susillo was ruined. When he was desperate, The main cemetery of Seville commissioned a great Christ for the gazebo at the entrance of the enclosure.The sculptor gave himself to the work as an opportunity to start over, but when he had practically finished it he realized that he had committed an error: the left leg crossed over the right and not the right over the left as the canon commanded.The legend tells that he fell into a depression and a few days committed suicide .I was only 39 years old.

Although the suicides were not buried in Sacred, by the pressure of the Sevillians, over the years, it was achieved that he was buried in the roundabout at the entrance , at the foot of the Christ that was his last work.After a while, the people who went to the cemetery realized that from the eyes of the Christ sprang strange tears .Believing it was a miracle, the inhabitants of Seville approached to see the phenomenon and discovered that what the Christ was crying was honey .The Vatican sent researchers to see if it was really a miracle and these they discovered that it was not.What happened is that inside the hollow interior of the image, a honeycomb and part of the honey that it produced had fallen through the eyes and mouth of the crucified.Despite not being a miracle, in Seville this image is known as «the Christ of the honey» .

Did you know the history and legend of the Christ who cried honey ? Do you know other curiosities about supposedly miraculous religious images? Share it with us If you want to know another supposed miraculous Christ and his explanation, we invite you to read the post: Awesome video! The Mexican Christ who has moved his head during a mass.
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