Santos in Oaxaca's Ancient ChurchesA study of santos in 16th-century and other churches in Oaxaca, Mexico
By
Claire and Richard Stracke In
San Miguel Achiutla: Christ carrying the Cross Crucifix Our Lady of Sorrows (Soledad) Our Lady of the Rosary Resurrected Christ Sacred Heart of Jesus + Christ Child St. John the Baptist St. Joseph St. Michael (1) St. Michael (2) St. Michael (3) St. Michael (4) St. Peter of Verona (Peter Martyr) St. Rose of Lima St. Sebastian Unidentified Dominican saint Unidentified saint Virgin Mary Altar Virgin Mary in White |
Saint John the Baptist |
Saint John the Baptist Local Name: San Juan Bautista Basis for Identification: The figure is clothed in animal skin. A lamb reclines on a book held in the left hand. The cruciform staff has a pennant reading "ecce agnus Dei qui tollis" (John's word concerning Jesus: "Behold the Lamb of God, who take[s] away [the sin of the world]" - see John 1:29) Site: Church of San Miguel Achiutla Location: The baptistery in the south wall of the narthex (see note) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Coixtlahuaca,
Huitzo,
Mitla,
Tamazulapan,
Tamazulapan (as child), Teitipac,
Teitipac
(Beheading), Teitipac
(San Juanito), Teotitlán,
Zimatlán. External Links: Next: our first statue of St. Michael, over the
cupola of the pulpit. Introduction to San Miguel Achiutla 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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