Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient Churches

A 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 Ejutla:
Christ: Ecce Homo
Christ Mocked in the Pretorium
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Sorrows
Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad)
Our Lady of the Assumption
St. Francis of Assisi
St. John the Evangelist
St. Mary Magdalene
Unidentified Dominican Saint
Unidentified Franciscan Saint (1)
Unidentified Franciscan Saint (2)
Virgin Mary in a coffin

Other santos not photographed

San Miguel Ejutla

A Statue of St. Michael the Archangel brandishes a sword above the entrance to the church.

San Miguel Ejutla, or "Heroica Ciudad de Ejutla de Crespo," is in the Central Valley region of Oaxaca state. The 2010 population was less than 1,000 souls. Our tour will begin along the north wall of the nave (see note) with a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows in the "Soledad" iconographic tradition.

Santos Home Page

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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