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Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections, 2015.196.59.4, Connecticut Historical S ...
Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles
Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program collections, 2015.196.59.4, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles

founded 1968
BiographyThe Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles (HESMIPERU), a religious fraternity organized locally in 1968, holds a mass and solemn procession through the streets around Our Lady of Sorrows Church, carrying its revered statue of the Lord of Miracles. The group, which includes a women’s auxiliary and office holders, organizes social as well as religious events in the community. Their festivals include music, dance, and the special fried cakes called picarones.
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