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 Pablo Mitla: Calvary group |
Trinity (Throne of Mercy) |
Trinity (Throne of Mercy) Basis for Identification: Crucifix
on a variant mappa mundi
orb surmounted by a dove
and held up by the
Father, seated and wearing a cope and a
triple tiara. (The lines on a mappa mundi orb usually form an
inverted T in the upper hemisphere; on this one, they
form a cross.) Site: Church of San Pablo Huitzo. Location: North wall of the nave, between the the narthex and the first rib, a few feet left of the Santo Nazareño (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Diaz Ordaz, Santa Ana del Valle, Tamazulapan, Teitipac, Teotitlán, Tlacolula, Xoxocotlán Yanhuitlán 1, Yanhuitlán 2. External Links: Next: Just
to the right of this Trinity, an "Ecce Homo" santo Introduction to San Pablo Mitla 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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