Two Unidentified Saints |
Two Unidentified Saints: The words written on the santo on the left are PADECIO DEVAJO DEL PODE[R DE] PON[CIO] PILATO FUÉ CRUCIFICADO MUERTO Y SEPULTADO ("He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried"). On the right the santo bears the phrase CRIADOR [SIC] DEL CIELO Y DE LA TIERRA ("Creator of Heaven and Earth"). Both phrases are taken from the Apostles' Creed.
Basis for Identification: Possibly
they represent two of the Apostles for whom the Creed is
named. Both carry books and wear the
kind of flowing garments usually assigned to saints from
the apostolic era. Site: Former convento of San Pedro y
San Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: In a room off the southwest corner of the garden of the former convento (see note). Comparable santos in the former
convento are emblazoned with phrases that form almost
the entire Apostles' Creed: External Links: Previous santo Introduction to Teposcolula 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.) In the case of the former convento at Teposcolula, directional references align with those of the Teposcolula church. Actual orientations may differ. The photo shown here is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. You are free to share or remix it on two conditions: first, that you attribute it to the photographers, Claire and Richard Stracke, without implying any approval of your work on their part; second, that if you alter, transform, or build upon this photo, you may distribute the resulting work only under the same or similar license to this one. |