Saint Anthony of Padua |
Saint Anthony of Padua
Local Name: San Antonio de Padua. Basis for Identification: Christ
Child on a book held in the left hand, lily stalk in the
right hand, gold-damasked version of the brown
Franciscan habit with cowl, Franciscan rope cincture
with three knots. Site: Church of San Pedro y San
Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: Center niche in the retablo west of the south portal (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Coixtlahuaca, Etla, Huitzo, Mitla, Tamazulapan, Teitipac, Tlacolula. External Links: Previous santo Introduction to Teposcolula 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 photo shown here is licensed under the
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photographers, Claire and Richard Stracke, without
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