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 |
Palm Sunday Christ |
Palm Sunday Christ Other characteristics: Green robe
with gold edging. Site: Church of Santa María de la Natividad, Tamazulapan. Location: On an andas along the east wall of chapel in 1st bay of the north wall of the nave (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Santa Ana del
Valle, Cuilapan,
Mitla, Ocotlán, Díaz
Ordaz, Teitipac,
Teotitlán,
Teposcolula,
Tlacolula, Yanhuitlán. External
Link: Next: Also
along the east wall of the chapel, a statue of Our Lady of
Sorrows 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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