Santo Niño, which means "holy child", is a Spanish title for the

Christ Child The Christ Child—also known as Baby Jesus, Infant Jesus, Child Jesus, Divine Child, Divine Infant and the Holy Child—refers to Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ during his early years. The term refers to a period of life of Jesus, Jesus' l ...

(

Jesus Christ Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

as a child) and may also refer to:

Representations of Jesus

Santo Niño de Cebú The Señor Santo Niño de Cebú is a Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child widely venerated as miraculous by Roman Catholicism in the Philippines, Filipino Catholics. It is the oldest Christian ...

, oldest Filipino representation of the Child Jesus *

Santo Niño de Tondo The Santo Niño de Tondo is a Catholic title of the Child Jesus associated with a religious image of the Christ Child. The image was brought to the Philippines during the expedition of Miguel López de Legazpi in 1572, and is the second-oldes ...

, second-oldest Filipino representation of the Child Jesus *

Santo Niño de Arévalo The Santo Niño de Arévalo is a Filipino Roman Catholic title of the Child Jesus, Holy Child, associated with a Christ Child image in the island of Panay in the Philippines. This is the third oldest image of the Holy Child in the Philippines, af ...

, third-oldest Filipino representation of the Child Jesus * Santo Niño de Tacloban, a Filipino representation of the Child Jesus that arrived in

Tacloban City Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a popu ...

Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been ...

in 1770 *

Santo Niño de Atocha Holy Infant of Atocha, ''Santo Niño de Atocha'', ''Holy Child of Atocha'', ''Saint Child of Atocha'', or ''Wise Child of Atocha'' is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and th ...

, a Hispanic representation of the Child Jesus * Santissimo Gesu de Malines ( Infant Jesus of Mechelen), a Dutch representation of the Child Jesus that greatly resembles the image from Cebú *

Niño Dios of Mexico The ''Niño Dios'' (literally Child God) of Mexico is a tradition of venerating the Christ Child, Child Jesus in Mexico which has taken root from the time it was introduced in the 16th century and then synchronized with pre-Hispanic elements to f ...

, Mexican representations of the Infant Jesus *

Niñopa The Niñopa or Niñopan is the most venerated image of the Child Jesus in the Mexico City borough of Xochimilco. It was created over 430 years ago in the San Bernardino monastery, as part of evangelization efforts. Since then it has been in the po ...

, a depiction of the Baby Jesus that is considered to be the most popular of all the Niño Dios icons in Mexico. *

Divino Niño The Divino Niño, also known as Divino Niño de Bogotá or Divine Child Jesus, is a 20th-century religious wooden statue of the child Jesus originating from Bogota, Colombia. A cross originally in the back was removed upon purchase by Father G ...

, a Colombian representation of the Infant Jesus *

Santo Bambino of Aracoeli The Santo Bambino of Aracœli ("Holy Child of Aracœli"), sometimes known as the Bambino Gesù di Aracœli ("Child Jesus of Aracœli") is a 15th-century Roman Catholic devotional replicated wooden image enshrined in the titular Basilica of Santa M ...

, an Italian representation of the Infant Jesus * Santo Niño de la Salud ( Holy Infant of Good Health), a Child Jesus depiction from Morelia (Michoacán State), Mexico * Santo Niño Jesus de la Praga (

Infant Jesus of Prague The Infant Jesus of Prague (: ) is a 16th-century wax-coated wooden statue of the Child Jesus holding a ''globus cruciger'' of Spanish origin, now located in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Malá Strana, Prague, C ...

), a representation of the Child Jesus in the Czech Republic *

Bambino Gesu of Arenzano ''Bambino'' is the Italian masculine form for "child". The feminine is ''bambina''. The plural forms are ''bambinos'' in English and ''bambini'' in Italian. These words can refer to: Sports * Babe Ruth (1895–1948), Hall-of-Fame Major League Bas ...

, a Child Jesus depiction from Genoa, Italy

People other than Jesus

Santo Niño de La Guardia Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadw ...

, a Christian child allegedly murdered by Jews; cult suppressed as veneration was part of blood libel *

Saint Nino Saint Nino (sometimes St. Nune or St. Ninny; ka, წმინდა ნინო, tr; ; ; c. 296 – c. 338 or 340) was a woman who preached Christianity in the territory of the Kingdom of Iberia in what is now Georgia. Her preaching resulted in ...

, a saint from Georgia

Places

Mexico

El Santo Niño, Baja California Sur El Santo Niño is a small village in Baja California Sur Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second l ...

Philippines

Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño de Arevalo The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño de Arevalo, also known as the Most Holy Name of Jesus Parish and Arevalo Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in the district of Arevalo in Iloilo City, Philippines. It houses the Santo Niño de Are ...

in Arevalo, Iloilo City *

Santo Niño, Cagayan Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (; ; ), formerly known as Faire, is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,537 people. History The town, originally ...

* Archdiocesan Shrine of the Santo Niño de Tacloban in

Santo Niño, Samar Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,519 people. Formerly known as Limbancauayan, it consists of the nor ...

Santo Niño, South Cotabato Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (; ; ; , Jawi: ايڠد نو سنتو نيڽو), is a municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,796 people, makin ...

Santo Niño, Parañaque Santo Niño is a barangay located in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. The barangay surrounds the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on its west and south sides, with a large portion of the barangay extending into the property of the airport ...

in Metro Manila *

Santo Niño de Tondo Parish The Archdiocesan Shrine of Santo Niño, also known as Santo Niño de Tondo Parish or Tondo Church, is a Roman Catholic church in Tondo, Manila established by the Augustinians. It is the home of the second oldest Sto. Niño in the Philippines, n ...

in Metro Manila *

Basilica Minore del Santo Niño In Ancient Roman architecture, a basilica (Greek Basiliké) was a large public building with multiple functions that was typically built alongside the town's forum. The basilica was in the Latin West equivalent to a stoa in the Greek East ...

in Cebu City *

Santo Niño de Paombong Santo ('saint' in various languages) may refer to: People * Santo (given name) * Santo (surname) * El Santo, Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984), Mexican wrestler and actor * Bob Santo or Santo, stage name of Ghanaian comedian John Evans Kwadw ...

in Paombong Bulacan * Señor Santo Niño de Kalibo in Kalibo Aklan

Representations of Jesus

People other than Jesus

Places

Mexico

Philippines

See also