| Unidentified
saint
(probably St. Mary Magdalene)
Basis for Identification: Other santos in Oaxaca
represent St. Mary Magdalene with hair of a similar
color, a cloak of gold or yellow, and one hand either
holding a chalice or cupped as if holding a chalice that
is now lost. In Calvary representations the Magdalene is
often shown with an upturned gaze as here.
Local Name: La Santa Magdalena
Site: Church of San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca.
Location: In a glass
case
in the first bay of the south wall of the nave
(see note).
Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Ejutla, Huitzo, Ocotlán,
Tamazulapan,
Teotitlán,
Teposcolula.
External Links:
Wikimedia Commons: Statues
of
Mary Magdalene in Mexico
Catholic Encyclopedia: St.
Mary Magdalene
Wikipedia: Mary
Magdalene
Christian Iconography: St.
Mary Magdalene, Follower of Christ
Next: We go
to the south chapel for a statue of St.
Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr).
Previous santo
Introduction to San Juan Bautista
Coixtlahuaca
Santos Home Page
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.
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