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 Santa María de
la Natividad, Tamazulapan: Altar |
The Immaculate Conception |
The Immaculate Conception Site: Church of Santa María de la Natividad, Tamazulapan. Location: In a glass case in the center of the retablo in the third bay of the north wall of the nave (see note). Comparable santo in Oaxaca (Immaculate Conception): Tlaxiaco. Comparable santos in Oaxaca (Assumption): Coixtlahuaca, Ejutla1, Ejutla2, Mitla1, Mitla2, Teitipac, Tlacolula, Tule. External Links: Next: At
the very end of the nave, where it meets the apse, we
find a statue of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Introduction to Santa María de
la Natividad 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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