Amo Jesús de Puelenje, Religious wooden sculpture in Puelenje, Popayán, Colombia

Amo Jesús de Puelenje is a carved wooden sculpture depicting Jesus Christ with symbols representing his passion, created in the baroque style of the Quito school of art. The sculpture stands within a chapel and displays detailed religious imagery crafted by skilled artisans.

The sculpture's date of creation and arrival in Puelenje is unknown; it is linked to the encomienda system of Puelenje's indigenous people and to evangelizing missions run by the Dominicans from the late 16th to the early 18th century. Franciscans, who held the doctrine in the second half of the 18th century, have also been proposed as its promoters. Since 2006 the image has been carried in the La Negación paso of Popayán's Holy Week processions on Holy Wednesday.

The wooden sculpture is carried through the streets each year during Holy Week as part of local religious processions, making it central to Popayán's spiritual celebrations. The community gathers around it to express devotion and pass down traditions that have shaped life here for generations.

The best time to see the sculpture is during Holy Week when it is carried through the city in processions, drawing crowds of worshippers. Outside of this season, visitors can visit the chapel to view the wooden figure in its quiet chapel setting.

The Fundación Junta Amo Jesús de Puelenje, a lay organization founded in 1999, cares for the sculpture and its festival; in 2024 it marked 25 years. That year the Cauca departmental assembly awarded the image the Orden de la Gran Asamblea del Departamento del Cauca, and the foundation received the Cruz de Popayán.