Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient ChurchesA study of santos in 16th-century and other
churches in Oaxaca, Mexico
By Claire and Richard Stracke Funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation
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San Miguel Achiutla: Christ carrying the Cross Crucifix Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad) Our Lady of the Rosary Resurrected Christ Sacred Heart of Jesus + Christ Child St. John the Baptist St. Joseph St. Michael (1) St. Michael (2) St. Michael (3) St. Michael (4) St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr) St. Rose of Lima St. Sebastian Unidentified Dominican saint Unidentified saint Virgin Mary Altar Virgin Mary in White |
Saint Peter of Verona (
Peter Martyr)
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St. Peter of Verona: Basis for Identification: Machete in head, palm in right hand, tonsure Other characteristics: Pink robe with blue cape, white undertunic Site: Church of San Miguel Achiutla Location: Niche in the retablo in the north wall of the apse (see note) Media and Construction: Wood, gesso, paint, fabric garments. Eyes: painted. Hair: carved. Size: About 52 inches (132 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Santa Ana del Valle, Coixtlahuaca, Cuilapan, Etla, Huitzo, Diaz Ordaz, Teitipac, Tlacolula, Yanhuitlán. External Links: Wikimedia Commons: Statues of St. Peter of Verona in Mexico Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Peter of Verona Wikipedia: Peter of Verona Christian Iconography: Saint Peter Martyr Next: We circle around to the south side of the apse for Our Lady of Sorrows ("Soledad"). Introduction to San Miguel
Achiutla Note: On
this
site,
references to the cardinal directions always assume
that the main altar is at the east end of the church,
the narthex or entry area at the west end, and the two
walls
of the nave on the
north and south. (The
nave is the long central section.)
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