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 Santa María de
la Natividad, Tamazulapan: Altar |
Unidentified Saint |
Unidentified saint Site: Church of Santa María de la Natividad, Tamazulapan. Location: On the right side of the retablo in the second bay of the north wall of the nave, parallel to the statue of St. Mary Magdalene (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca (St. John the Evangelist): Ejutla, Huitzo, Mitla (Calvary grouping), Ocotlán, Teotitlán, Teposcolula, Tlacolula. Next: On
the right of this same retablo, a statue of St. Isidore
the Laborer Introduction to Santa María de
la Natividad 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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