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Mexican Religious Artwork
and Collectors Items
from Fausto's Art Gallery
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La Santisima Muerte Nicho
The folk saint “La Santisima Muerte” is usually depicted these days with all of the blandishments of the Grim Reaper, and the figurines that most curanderas and brujas use for their spells looks exactly like the Grim Reaper. There are three figures that are used in this cult - a white one, a black one, and a red one. The white was is for cures and for luck. The black one is for protection and vengeance, and the most commonly used one is red - for love spells.
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La Santisima Muerte Nicho
The folk saint “La Santisima Muerte” is usually depicted these days with all of the blandishments of the Grim Reaper, and the figurines that most curanderas and brujas use for their spells looks exactly like the Grim Reaper. There are three figures that are used in this cult - a white one, a black one, and a red one. The white was is for cures and for luck. The black one is for protection and vengeance, and the most commonly used one is red - for love spells.
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Jesus Voodoo Shrine
This might sound like an unlikely title for a piece like this, but those of you who are familiar with Latin American "witchcraft" or "magic" should know that everything is actually couched, to one degree or another, in Catholic culture, and that the saints are extremely important. For instance, in Santeria, the "supreme god" is Olofi, who is shown as the crucified Jesus, meaning that Jesus, then, is identified as Olofi, in the type of suncretism that is practiced. But there is more to this than that. Christianity was originally a very animist sort of religion which was remarkably similar to other animist sects in a whole lot of ways, and magic was a big part of the mix.
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San Lázaro Nicho
San Lázaro is for his Cuban believers the saint of the poor. The Miracle Worker, as he is also known, was not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, which canonized another Lazaro. Every December 17 the faithful make pilgrimages from the farthest places on he Island to the Santuario de San Lazaro en El Rincon, just outside the capital, to celebrate his day, present offerings, and complete penitences.
San Lázaro is often invoked for healing. He is very important in Cuban Santeria, where he is known as "Babalú".
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San Lázaro Nicho
San Lázaro is for his Cuban believers the saint of the poor. The Miracle Worker, as he is also known, was not recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, which canonized another Lazaro. Every December 17 the faithful make pilgrimages from the farthest places on he Island to the Santuario de San Lazaro en El Rincon, just outside the capital, to celebrate his day, present offerings, and complete penitences.
San Lázaro is often invoked for healing. He is very important in Cuban Santeria, where he is known as "Babalú".
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