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 In
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 |
Our
Lady
of the Rosary |
Our
Lady
of the Rosary Note also the miniature version of Our Lady of the Rosary in the lower right front corner of the case.
Local Name: La Virgen del Rosario Basis for Identification: Mother in
blue mantle holding child, rosary in right hand. Site: Church of San Miguel Achiutla. Location: In a glass case in the retablo at the west end of the south wall of the nave (see note). Media and construction: Polychrome. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Coixtlahuaca, Cuilapan, Teitipac1, Teitipac2, Teotitlán, Teposcolula, Xoxocotlán. External Links: End of tour! Introduction to San Miguel AchiutlaNote: 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.)
Actual orientations may differ.
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