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 Pedro y San Pablo
Etla:
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St. Peter of Verona (Peter
Martyr) |
Santo name:
If this statue is wood it must have been thickly repainted. It may be plaster. On a plaque behind the statue are these words: "San Pedro Martir / Nació en Verona, Italia. Año de 1205 / Murió asasinado este ilustre predicador, gloria de los padres Dominicos el 29 de Abril de 1252 / La causa: Servir al pueblo. Como lo hizo nuestro Señor Jesucristo / Culpables: La secta heretica de los Cátaros y un asesino a sueldo."Translation: Saint Peter Martyr / Born in Verona, Italy, the year 1205 / This famous preacher, glory of the Dominican fathers, was assassinated the 29th of April, 1252 / The cause: To serve the people as Our Lord Jesus Christ did. / The guilty parties: The heretical sect of Catharists and a paid assassin. Local Name: San Pedro Mártir. Basis for Identification: Axe in the head, palm branch in the right hand, book in the left. Site: Church of San Pedro y San Pablo Etla. Location: In the courtyard of the former convento. Media and construction: Plaster or wood? Eyes: painted. Size: About 5 feet (150 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Santa Ana del
Valle, Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan, Huitzo, Diaz
Ordaz, Teitipac,
Tlacolula,
Yanhuitlán. External Links: Next: Also
in the courtyard, a statue of
St. Luke Introduction to San Pedro y San
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