Nicaraguan devotees and their dogs receive St Lazarus blessings

Pet owners dress up their dogs and attend mass in honor of the saint

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A devotee presents his dog to the image of Saint Lazarus during a mass in his honor at the Magdalena church in the indigenous community of Monimbo, in Masaya, Nicaragua.
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A devotee presents his dog to the image of Saint Lazarus
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A devotee holds his dog to present it to the image of Saint Lazarus during a mass in his honor at the Magdalena church in Nicaragua.
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A dog attends a mass in honor of Saint Lazarus at the Magdalena church.
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A woman dressed in a folk costume and her dog take part in a mass in honor of Saint Lazarus.
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A devotee holds his dog to present it to the image of Saint Lazarus during a mass in his honor at the Magdalena church.
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A devotee holds his dog to present it to the image of Saint Lazarus in Nicaragua.
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A man and his dog attend a mass in honor of Saint Lazarus.
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Devotees carry a replica of the image of Saint Lazarus during a mass in his honour at the Magdalena church in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Nicaragua.
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A dog is seen during a mass in honor of Saint Lazarus at the Magdalena church in the indigenous community of Monimbo in Nicaragua.
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