Ruben Enaje
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| Born | San Fernando, Pampanga, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Occupation | Carpenter, Construction worker |
| Known for | Being voluntarily crucified annually on Good Friday |
Ruben Enaje is a Filipino carpenter, sign painter,[1] and former construction worker. He is noted for being crucified 30 times.[2]
He has been crucified every year since 1985 on Good Friday.[citation needed]
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Background
Enaje, who was once a construction worker in the Philippines, fell down from an unfinished building, and unexpectedly survived.[3] After the incident, saying that it was to thank the Lord for saving him, Ruben started participating in crucifixions, of his own free will, in a ritual done on Good Friday every year.[4] His crucifixions have led to media coverage.
Timeline
1985
Enaje was crucified for his first time in 1985, during a reenactment of Jesus Christ of Nazareth's suffering.[citation needed]
2008
On March 21, 2008, Enaje, was nailed to a wooden cross on Good Friday for the 22nd time, in Pampanga, Philippines.[5] 25 other penitents, including two women, were nailed on wooden crosses on Good Friday in San Pedro Cutud.[6][7]
2010
Enaje was crucified again in his hometown, Pampanga, Philippines, this time for the 24th time, breaking his own record.[8]
2011
Like the years before, Enaje had four-inch nails hammered into his palms and was hung on a cross for several minutes by local villagers dressed as Roman centurions.[1]
2012
2012's crucifixion was the 26th one for Enaje.[9]
2013
2013 was his possible final year in which he plans to be crucified, since he promised God that he would be crucified 27 times as a form of gratitude.[10]
2016
Still without any permanent replacement, Enaje once again crucified, along with 14 others in different places in Pampanga. He spent 11 minutes in the cross.[2] Enaje offered his 30th straight crucification to the people of Belgium, who recently occurred a terrorist attack, and praying for a more peaceful outcome of the Philippine general election, 2016.[11]
References
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- ↑ Crucifixion re-enactment is annual Good Friday rite in Philippines AP. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
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- ↑ sunstar.com.p, 25 to be 'crucified' on SF Good Friday rites
- ↑ Abs-Cbn Interactive, Pampanga carpenter to be nailed to cross for 22nd time
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- ↑ SEE IT: Fervent Filipino Catholics nailed to crosses for Good Friday New York Daily News. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
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