What is apiede San Pedrito of Chimbote

Historians tell us that SAN PEDRO, a poor fisherman of Galilee and beloved apostle of Jesus Christ, denied Jesus three times before the cock crowed twice and swore he did not know, did not have the courage of his divine Master. But at that moment, St. Peter repented and went to ask for mercy crying Jesus, who forgave him and made him the most famous and first Pope of the Church fisherman.

It is said that one day, he got into the boat of Peter, who fished for poor people, for offshore were done, after Peter and his companions could not fish all night. Jesus cast the nets and fishing was such that the nets broke. They were filled with fish and anglers moved shocked and thanked Jesus.

Over 1700 years after these events, huanchaqueros Trujillo to Chimbote brought a small sphinx San Pedro, which they named San Pedrito and became the patron saint of Chimbote and downtown festivities this port whose day Central is June 29.

As such, San Pedrito has become the most venerated miraculous image of Chimbote and who would always ask to fill the nets of fish, help them out of poverty, the injustices are gone and the fish present in the tables

But, we all know that over 50 years the ordeal for fishing and Chimbote Peru began.

No national, regional or local government, has been able to curb the irrational ambition of the great fishing or predation, pollution and the tremendous social injustice which led the country.

The results of this fishing policy contrary to popular power and national development, they could not be worse.

The fishing season because of environmental crime, is down to two months a year and rising unemployment fisherman has condemned to a slow death, but surely, similar to their predecessors.

So no surprise that calls to mark the Patron Festivities of Chimbote, these large shark fishing and do refuse to beg to support and share in its core business, although thanks to the -depredatoria fishing, polluting

Maybe they realized they do not deserve to be near San Pedrito, who fished to feed the poor.

Therefore, I, amid the worst crisis in the fishery and these traditional festivals, ask mercy San Pedrito of Chimbote, Peru and help the fishermen, and forgive the people that Jesus threw the merchants of his Church.