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 Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca: Christ at the Pillar Christ Child (1) Christ Child (2) Christ Fallen with the Cross Main altar Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad) Our Lady of the Rosary St. Anthony of Padua St. Isidore the Laborer St. Martin de Porres + 2 angels St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr) Unidentified Dominican saint Unidentified, possibly St. Lucy Unidentified saint (1) Unidentified saint (2) Unidentified saint (3) Virgin Mary (1) Virgin Mary (2) Virgin Mary (3 - in a coffin) Santos not photographed |
Saint
Anthony
of Padua |
Saint
Anthony
of Padua
Local Name: San Antonio de Padua. Basis for Identification: Left
hand
holds book on which sits a figure of the Christ Child. Site: Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca. Location: In a case along the north wall of the narthex (see note). Media and construction: Polychrome.
Hair: carved. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Etla, Huitzo, Mitla, Tamazulapan, Teitipac, Teposcolula, Tlacolula. External Links: Next: Also along
the north wall of the narthex, St. Isidore the Laborer 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.)
Actual orientations may differ.
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