The Miraculous Life of Mexico's 'El Nino Fidencio'
VICE Mexico
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April 28, 2015
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Mexico is a predominantly Catholic country. So it makes sense that official saints would be revered, but there are also a number of other, lesser-known saints beloved throughout the country.

One of the more popular unofficial saints is José de Jesús El Niño Fidencio Constantino Síntora, a man who earned a huge number of followers during the Mexican Revolution due to his gift of healing people.

VICE Mexico traveled to Espinazo, a little town with a population of 400 in Northern Mexico that fills up with more than 40,000 people during the annual celebration of "Niño Fidencio."

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