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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.
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 ...
Santería(Spanish pronunciation:[santeˈɾi.a]), also known as Regla de Ocha, Regla Lucumí, or Lucumí, is an Afro-Caribbean religionthat developed in Cubaduring the late 19th century. It arose amid a process of syncretismbetween the traditional Yoruba religionof West Africa, the Roman Catholicform of Christianity, and Spiritism.
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.
These include Fray Lorenzo Samaniego (1812–1816); Pedro de los Santos (1816–1819); Pedro Alcántara (1819–1826); and Rudecindo Aquino (1826–1835). [4] The present church and convent was built in 1849 by Antonio Argobejo and Domingo de Valencia. [7] Both structure were badly damaged during the 1880 earthquake, in which the bell tower ...
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.
Box office. 523,904,385 ₧ [ 1] The Holy Innocents (Spanish: Los santos inocentes) is a 1984 Spanish drama film directed by Mario Camus based on Miguel Delibes ' novel of the same title which stars Alfredo Landa and Francisco Rabal. The plot explores the lives of landless labourers scraping by in an aristocratic estate in 1960s Extremadura.
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.