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 Miguel Achiutla: Christ carrying the Cross Crucifix Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad) Our Lady of the Rosary Resurrected Christ Sacred Heart of Jesus + Christ Child St. John the Baptist St. Joseph St. Michael (1) St. Michael (2) St. Michael (3) St. Michael (4) St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr) St. Rose of Lima St. Sebastian Unidentified Dominican saint Unidentified saint Virgin Mary Altar Virgin Mary in White |
Altar
of
Our Lady of Sorrows |
Altar
of
Our Lady of Sorrows The central figure can be identified as Our Lady of Sorrows by the head-to-floor blue mantle, upturned gaze, and hands clasped as in prayer. The figure on the left is possibly the Virgin Mary, but more likely St. Mary Magdalene as at the foot of the Cross, because of the flowing brown hair and upturned gaze. The figure on the right has not been identified. It could be another Virgin Mary statue, another Magdalene, or one of the other women who stayed with Jesus at the foot of the Cross (see John 19:25). Local name for Our Lady of Sorrows:
La Madre de los Dolores. Site: Church of San Miguel Achiutla. Location: Central niche in the retablo along the south wall of the nave (see note). Our Lady of Sorrows
statues in Oaxaca comparable to this
one: Santa Ana del Valle,
Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan1,
Cuilapan2,
Ejutla, Mitla, Nochixtlán,
Ocotlán, Díaz
Ordaz, Tamazulapan,
Teitipac,
Teotitlán,
Teposcolula
(in Calvary group), Tlacolula,
Xoxocotlán, Yanhuitlán (?), Zimatlán. Mary Magdalene statues in Oaxaca to compare with this one: Coixtlahuaca, Ejutla, Huitzo, Ocotlán, Tamazulapan, Teotitlán, Teposcolula. External Links (Our Lady of Sorrows): External Links (St. Mary
Magdalene): Introduction to San Miguel Achiutla 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.)
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