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Trinity (Throne of Mercy):
The Father figure sits in a simple throne
that is painted red. The polychrome is very rich, and
the crucifix is finely executed, with a polychrome
loincloth. The dove is smaller than usual and has open
wings. This statue is in excellent condition.
Basis for Identification: Crucifix
on a mappa mundi
orb surmounted by a dove
and held up by the
Father, seated and in a triple crown.
Site: Church of Santa
Ana del Valle.
Location: In a
glass case set into the upper section of the retablo of
the altar at the center of the north wall of the nave,
over the large crucifix
(see note).
Media and construction: Polychrome.
Eyes: painted. Closed mouth.
Size: About 3 feet (90 cm.)
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Diaz Ordaz,
Mitla, Tamazulapan,
Teitipac,
Teotitlán,
Tlacolula,
Xoxocotlán,
Yanhuitlán.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons:
Throne
of Mercy in Mexico
Catholic
Encyclopedia: The
Blessed Trinity
Wikipedia: Trinity
Christian Iconography: The
Trinity
Next: The large crucifix directly
beneath this Trinity on the altar
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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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