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 Teitipac: Christ
carrying the Cross |
Ecce Homo |
Ecce Homo: Local Name: El San Posentilla. Basis for Identification: Crown
of thorns, purple robe, streams of blood on the
forehead, face, and neck. Site: Church of San
Juan Teitipac. Location: On the floor in the northwest corner of the north transept (see note). Media and construction: Wood, gesso, paint, polyester robe. Eyes: painted. Hair: wig. Size: Life size. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Ejutla, Etla (in the Soldedad Group), Etla2, Mitla, Santa Ana del Valle, Tamazulapan, Teitipac2, Teitipac3, Teotitlán, Teposcolula, Tilantongo, Tlacolula, Xoxocotlán. External Links: Next: At
the north end of the transept, a statue of Our Lady of the
Rosary Introduction to San Juan Teitipac 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. Many churches are
built in the shape of a cross; the
transept is the area
corresponding to the horizontal arms of an actual
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