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 Santiago Tilantongo: Christ |
Christ Seated in the
Pretorium |
Christ seated in the pretorium Local Name: El Dios de la
Peña. Basis for Identification: Seated,
hand on face, holding rod, blood streaming from
forehead. Other characteristics: Golden robe,
red cape, decorated cloth headband. Site: Church of Santiago Tilantongo. Location: In a glass case in the first bay of the north wall of the nave (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla, Etla, Guelavia, Tamazulapan, Teitipac1, Teitipac2, Teposcolula, Tlacolula, Yanhuitlán. External Links: Introduction to Tilantongo 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. The photo shown here is licensed under the
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