El Nazareno by Nicolás de Bussy in the parish church of San Javier

The 17^th-century sculpture has been fully restored and can be seen in the church of San Francisco Javier

The church of San Francisco Javier in San Javier is proud to welcome back a carved statue attributed to baroque sculptor Nicolás de Bussy (1640-1706) which has just been fully restored and repainted.

The “Nazareno” is now on display once again in its home and has been blessed by parish priest Juan Prieto at its presentation on 25^th February, 2025.

It was only while the figure was being restored that suspicions were aroused that this could be a work by de Busy, and as she continued the process restorer and historian María del Loreto López became more and more convinced. In the end her hunch was confirmed by Juan Antonio Fernández Labaña, a respected expert in the field of religious sculpture.

The figure of Christ of Nazareth is clothed in the tunic which was created for it in the 1940s, which has also been fully restored at the workshop of Sebastián Marchante in Málaga under the supervision of Santiago Espada, who has also designed another tunic along the lines of the one which was lost or destroyed during the Civil War (1936-39).

For more local information visit the tourist offices of San Javier or go to the home page of San Javier Today.