Cuba's patron saint

Published September 9, 2011
People participate in the annual procession of Our Lady of Charity.
People participate in the annual procession of Our Lady of Charity.
People participate in the annual procession
People participate in the annual procession
A man watches the annual procession while holding onto window ledges.
A man watches the annual procession while holding onto window ledges.
Spectators watch the procession.
Spectators watch the procession.
A priest leads the procession
A priest leads the procession
Cuban faithful take part in the procession.
Cuban faithful take part in the procession.

September 8th is honored as the day of  Cuba's patron saint, La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre or the Virgin of Charity, with a procession before an evening mass in a central Havana neighborhood. -Photos by agencies

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