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Spain, 2008. A santo (' saint ') is a religious statue in the Catholic traditions of Spain and the former Spanish Empire. They are usually made of wood or sometimes ivory and may be fitted with textile clothing. They depict the Virgin Mary, Jesus, saints, or angels. A santero (female: santera) is a craftsperson who makes the image.
Canonized: 12 April 1671 by Pope Clement X. St. Turibius of Mongrovejo (1538–1606), secular Archbishop (Peru) Beatified: 2 July 1679 by Pope Innocent XI. Canonized: 10 December 1726 by Pope Benedict XIII. St. Francis Solanus (1549–1610), Franciscan priest (Peru) Beatified: 20 June 1675 by Pope Clement X.
Santería. A group of Santería practitioners performing the Cajón de Muertos ceremony in Havana in 2011. Santería (Spanish pronunciation: [santeˈɾi.a]), also known as Regla de Ocha, Regla Lucumí, or Lucumí, is an Afro-Caribbean religion that developed in Cuba during the late 19th century. It arose amid a process of syncretism between the ...
The Vocabulario de la lengua tagala by Pedro de San Buenaventura, O.F.M., printed in Pila, Laguna, in 1613, is an important work in Spanish-Filipino literature. Its rarity places it among the limited number of Filipino incunabula — works printed in the Philippines between the years 1593 and 1643—of which copies are still preserved.
The Church of St. Photina near Jacob's Well, a New Testament landmark, in 2008. It is here that Jesus met a Samaritan woman and preached to her. Mount Tabor in Lower Galilee, the site of the Transfiguration of Jesus, in 2010. The Cenacle of Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the site of the Last Supper and Pentecost, in 2008.
Statues of seated figures, possibly goddesses or high-ranking women, from Cerro de Los Santos Statues of women bearing offerings. Cerro de los Santos is an Iberian religious sanctuary built in the 4th century BCE, during the Iberian period, with evidence of continued use into the Roman period. The site lies in southeastern Spain near an ancient ...
Tower of the Cathedral of the Santos Niños in Alcalá de Henares, Spain Cathedral of Saints Justus and Pastor of Narbonne, southern France. Justus and Pastor (Latin: Iustus et Pastor; died c. 304), venerated as Christian martyrs, were two schoolboy brothers (Justus was 13 years old, Pastor less than 9) who were killed for their faith during the Diocletian persecutions.
Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [20] Florian [5] Brazilian firefighters - George.