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The image in its glass case. The Cristo Negro of Esquipulas is the earliest and most famous images of its kind, [4] and is the most venerated image in Central America. [7] It originated in this town, 222 km from the capital of Guatemala in 1595, when it was commissioned and made by Quirio Cataño.
Historia de la Iglesia Católico en México. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económico / El Colegio de Méxiquense 1992. Cuevas, Mariano, S.J. Historia de la Iglesia de México. 5 vols. 1921–28. Mecham, J. Lloyd. Church and State in Latin America (revised edition). Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press 1966. Schmitt, Karl.
The original image of the “Black Christ of Esquipulas”. The Black Christ of Esquipulas is a darkened wooden image of Christ enshrined within the Cathedral Basilica of Esquipulas in Esquipulas, Guatemala.
But the number of such decorative treatments of religious subjects declined sharply, as did "unbecomingly or confusedly arranged" Mannerist pieces, as a number of books, notably by the Flemish theologian Molanus (De Picturis et Imaginibus Sacris, pro vero earum usu contra abusus ("Treatise on Sacred Images"), 1570), Cardinal Federico Borromeo ...
Little is known about Ruiz de Alarcón himself, [56] but his work is an important contribution to early Mexico for understanding Nahua religion, beliefs, and medicine. He collected information about Nahuas in what is now modern Guerrero. He came to the attention of the Inquisition for conducting autos-de-fe and
The International Boxing Association said Monday it will file criminal complaints against the International Olympic Committee in the U.S., France and Switzerland. The Swiss-based IOC allowing ...
The fate of Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro is largely in the hands of five people. Within the next three weeks, a panel of five of Brazil’s 11 Supreme Court justices will decide ...
“Suits LA” arrives on Feb. 23, just six weeks after the devastating wildfires that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. Initially, the series was only going to be set in Los ...