Sacred
Heart of Jesus
Local Name: El Sagrado
Corazón de Jesús
Basis for Identification: A very
large metal heart hangs on the breast, and the hands
bear the marks of the nails of the Crucifixion. However,
the gesture and the purple robe suggest that originally
this may once have been a statue of Christ in the purple
cloak (the "Ecce Homo" -- see John 19:1-5).
Other characteristics: white
cape,
gold cincture
Site: San Miguel Achiutla
Location: Altar at
the
east end of the north wall of the nave
(see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso,
paint. Eyes: glass, with lashes. Hair: wig.
Size: About life size.
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Huitzo,
Tamazulapan, Teposcolula,
Yanhuitlán,
Zimatlán
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons: Sacred
Heart
of Jesus
Catholic Encyclopedia: Devotion
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Wikipedia: Sacred
Heart
Christ
Child
There is a fair sheen to the face, a better sheen to the
hands. The figure is bald beneath the wig.
Basis for Identification: Only the
fact that it is a child mirroring the gesture of the
adult figure.
Other characteristics: White
robe,
red vest.
Site: San Miguel Achiutla.
Location: Altar at
the east end of the north wall of the nave, to the right
of the large Christ (see note).
Media and construction: Wood,
gesso,
paint.
Eyes: glass eyes, with lashes. Hair: wig. Lips parted.
Fabric garments.
Size: About 2 feet (60 cm.)
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Coixtlahuaca1,
Coixtlahuaca2,
Huitzo
(boy, not infant), Teotitlán,
Yanhuitlán1
(in case with crucifix), Yanhuitlán2.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons: Baby
Jesus
Wikipedia: Child
Jesus
Christian Iconography: The
Christ
Child
Next: Saint
Michael the Archangel, at the east end of the
north wall
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Achiutla
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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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