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 Juan Bautista Coixtlahuaca: Christ at the Pillar Christ Child (1) Christ Child (2) Christ Fallen with the Cross Main altar Our Lady of Sorrows Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad) Our Lady of the Rosary St. Anthony of Padua St. Isidore the Laborer St. Martin de Porres + 2 angels St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr) Unidentified Dominican saint Unidentified, possibly St. Lucy Unidentified saint (1) Unidentified saint (2) Unidentified saint (3) Virgin Mary (1) Virgin Mary (2) Virgin Mary (3 - in a coffin) Santos not photographed |
Virgin of the Assumption and St.
Peter |
Site: Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca. Location: On the floor in the south chapel (see note). Media and construction: Polychrome. Virgin of the Assumption Local Name: La Virgen de la
Asunción. Basis for Identification: Praying
hands, horned moon. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla1, Ejutla2, Mitla1, Mitla2, Tamazulapan, Teitipac, Tlacolula, Tlaxiaco, Tule. External Links:
St. Peter Local Name: San Pedro. Basis for Identification: Keys in
left hand. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Etla, Huitzo, Mitla, Díaz
Ordaz,
Tamazulapan, Teitipac1,
Teitipac2,
Teotitlán1,
Teotitlán2, Teposcolula1,
Teposcolula2, Yanhuitlán. External Links:
Next: A statue of the Virgin
and Child, also in the south chapel. Introduction to San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca 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. |