Crucifix Case |
Crucifix Local Name: El Señor de la
Misericordia. Basis for Identification: INRI
plaque, streaming blood, gash in right side, loincloth
with scutum. Other characteristics: Long hair
reaching to the figure's knees. Site: Church of San Pedro y San
Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: In a glass case in the center of the retablo just past the narthex in the south wall of the nave (see note). Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Santa Ana del Valle1, Santa Ana del Valle2, Santa Ana del Valle3, Cuilapan, Etla, Guelavia, Mitla, Nochixtlán, Tamazulapan1, Tamazulapan2, Teitipac1, Teitipac2, Teitipac3, Teitipac Our Lady of the Rosary, Teotitlán1, Teotitlán2, Teposcolula1, Teposcolula3 (in Rosary case), Teposcolula Convento1, Teposcolula Convento2, Tilantongo1, Tilantongo2, Tlacolula1, Tlacolula2, Xoxocotlán1, Xoxocotlán2, Xoxocotlán3, Xoxocotlán4, Yanhuitlán1, Yanhuitlán2, Yanhuitlán Convento1, Yanhuitlán Convento2, Yanhuitlán Convento3, Yanhuitlán Convento4, Yanhuitlán Convento5, Yanhuitlán Ayuxi Chapel, Zimatlán. External Links: Virgin Mary Basis for Identification: Conjecture based on the crown and the figure's placement in this case. Site: Church of San Pedro y San
Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: On the extreme left in the case. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla,
Etla1 (in the
Soledad group) Etla2, Guelavia1,
Guelavia2,
Nochixtlán,
Ocotlán, Teotitlán, Teotitlán2, Tilantongo1,
Tilantongo2,
Yanhuitlán1, Yanhuitlán2, Zimatlán. External Links: St. Mary Magdalene Local Name: La Santa Magdalena. Basis for Identification: Conjecture based on the long, blond hair and the figure's placement in this case. Other characteristics: Pink dress. Site: Church of San Pedro y San
Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: To the left of the crucifix. Comparable santos in Oaxaca: Achiutla, Coixtlahuaca, Ejutla, Huitzo, Ocotlán, Tamazulapan, Teotitlán, Teposcolula. External Links: Unidentified saint Site: Church of San Pedro y San
Pablo, Teposcolula. Location: To the right of the crucifix. The case seen from the left:
Next: A statue of an unidentified saint 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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