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 Guelavia: |
Calvary Scene |
Calvary Scene Site: Church of San Juan Guelavia. Location: In a glass case in the north section of the transept (see note).
Crucifix Local Name: El Señor de la
Misericordia Basis for Identification: Cross,
crown of thorns, sunburst halo with stars, INRI plaque,
loincloth with scutum, bloody wounds in
side, hands, feet, knees. Other characteristics: Tinsel rope Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Santa Ana del Valle1, Santa Ana del Valle2, Santa Ana del Valle3, Cuilapan, Etla, Mitla, Nochixtlán, Tamazulapan1, Tamazulapan2, Teitipac1, Teitipac2, Teitipac3, Teitipac Our Lady of the Rosary, Teotitlán1, Teotitlán2, Teposcolula1, Teposcolula2, Teposcolula3 (in Rosary case), Teposcolula Convento1, Teposcolula Convento2, Tilantongo1, Tilantongo2, Tlacolula1, Tlacolula2, Xoxocotlán1, Xoxocotlán2, Xoxocotlán3, Xoxocotlán4, Yanhuitlán1, Yanhuitlán2, Yanhuitlán Convento1, Yanhuitlán Convento2, Yanhuitlán Convento3, Yanhuitlán Convento4, Yanhuitlán Convento5, Yanhuitlán Ayuxi Chapel, Zimatlán. External Links: Our Lady of Sorrows Local Name: La Madre de los Dolores Basis for Identification: Upturned
gaze, clasped hands, blue mantle, sunburst halo,
standing to left of cross. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Santa Ana del
Valle, Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan1,
Cuilapan2,
Ejutla, Mitla, Nochixtlán,
Ocotlán, Díaz
Ordaz, Tamazulapan,
Teitipac,
Teotitlán, Teposcolula
(in Calvary group), Tlacolula,
Xoxocotlán, Yanhuitlán (?). External Links:
Saint John the
Evangelist Local Name: San Juan Evangelista Basis for Identification: Youthful
face, upturned gaze, sunburst halo, standing to right of
cross. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla, Huitzo, Ocotlán, Teotitlán, Teposcolula, Tlacolula. External Links: Next: We go
to the south wall of the nave to study a statue of the Virgin Mary Introduction to San Juan Guelavia 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. The "transept" is the part of the building that crosses the nave so that the whole building has the shape of a cross. 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. |