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.
Peter
of Verona (Peter Martyr) |
Saint
Peter
of Verona (Peter Martyr) Local Name: San Pedro Mártir Basis for Identification: Tonsure,
bloody machete. Other characteristics: Book.
Clean-shaven, unlike most statues of this saint. Site: Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca. Location: South chapel (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Santa Ana del
Valle, Cuilapan,
Etla, Huitzo, Diaz
Ordaz, Teitipac,
Tlacolula,
Yanhuitlán. External Links: Next: Also
in the south chapel, a statue of Christ
fallen with the cross. 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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