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 Santo Domingo
Ocotlán: Calvary
Group: Crucifix and St. John |
Two Dominican Saints |
St. Peter of Verona
Local Name: San Pedro Mártir Basis for Identification: Halo, axe in head, Dominican habit. Site: Church of Santo Domingo Ocotlán. Location: Right end of the main altar. Media and construction: Frame and fabric. Face and hands are wood/gesso/paint. Silver halo. Size: About 5 feet (150 cm.) Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Santa Ana del
Valle, Coixtlahuaca,
Cuilapan,
Etla, Huitzo, Diaz
Ordaz, Teitipac,
Tlacolula,
Yanhuitlán. External Links: Unidentified saint Location: Second from the right of the five santos on the main altar. Media and construction: Frame
and fabric. Face and hands wood/gesso/paint. Silver
halo. Next: Along
the south wall of the nave, a statue of a Franciscan
saint Introduction to Santo Domingo
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