Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches

A study of santos in 16th-century and other churches in Oaxaca, Mexico

   

In San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca:

Local Name: San Isidro Labrador.

Basis for Identification: The plow and oxen, the characteristic coat and trousers.

Site: Church of San Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca.

Location: In a glass case along the north wall of the narthex (see note).

Media and construction: Painted wood. Eyes: painted, with lashes.

Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Huitzo, Tamazulapan, Teitipac, Teposcolula, Zimatlán.

External Links:
Wikimedia Commons: Statues of Saint Isidore the Laborer in Mexico
Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Isidore the Labourer
Wikipedia: Isidore the Laborer
Christian Iconography: Saint Isidore the Laborer

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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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