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 |
St. Isidore the Laborer |
Saint
Isidore
the Laborer: Small statue of the saint with his plow. Local Name: San Isidro Labrador. Basis for Identification: The plow
and oxen, the characteristic coat and trousers. Site: Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca. Location: In a glass case along the north wall of the narthex (see note). Media and construction: Painted wood. Eyes: painted, with lashes. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Huitzo, Tamazulapan,
Teitipac,
Teposcolula,
Zimatlán. External Links: Next: Statue of an
unidentified saint also in the narthex 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.)
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